Predictive validity of preschool screening tools for language and behavioural difficulties: A PRISMA systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preschool screening for developmental difficulties is increasingly becoming part of routine health service provision and yet the scope and validity of tools used within these screening assessments is variable. The aim of this review is to report on the predictive validity of preschool screening tools for language and behaviour difficulties used in a community setting.

Methods

Studies reporting the predictive validity of language or behaviour screening tools in the preschool years were identified through literature searches of Ovid Medline, Embase, EBSCO CINAHL, PsycInfo and ERIC. We selected peer-reviewed journal articles reporting the use of a screening tool for language or behaviour in a population-based sample of children aged 2-6 years of age, including a vali

SUBMITTER: Sim F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361441 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature