Comparative Accuracy of Developmental Screening Questionnaires.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Universal developmental screening is widely recommended, yet studies of the accuracy of commonly used questionnaires reveal mixed results, and previous comparisons of these questionnaires are hampered by important methodological differences across studies.

Objective

To compare the accuracy of 3 developmental screening instruments as standardized tests of developmental status.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study recruited consecutive parents in waiting rooms at 10 pediatric primary care offices in eastern Massachusetts between October 1, 2013, and January 31, 2017. Parents were included if they were sufficiently literate in the English or Spanish language to complete a packet of screening questionnaires and if the

SUBMITTER: Sheldrick RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042946 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature