Diagnostic accuracy of developmental screening in primary care at the 18-month health supervision visit: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communication delays are often the first presenting problem in infants with a range of developmental disabilities. Our objective was to assess the validity of the 18-month Nipissing District Developmental Screen compared with the Infant Toddler Checklist, a validated tool for detecting expressive language and other communication delays.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was used. Children aged 18-20 months were recruited during scheduled health supervision visits. Parents completed both the 18-month Nipissing District Developmental Screen and the Infant Toddler Checklist. We assessed criterion validity (diagnostic test properties, overall agreement) for 1 or more "no" responses (1+NDDS flag) and 2 or more "no" responses (2+NDDS flag) using the Infant Toddler Checkl

SUBMITTER: van den Heuvel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173485 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature