Agreement and Reliability of Parental Reports and Direct Screening of Developmental Outcomes in Toddlers at Risk.

ABSTRACT: Developmental screening is a practice that directly benefits vulnerable and low-income families and children when it is regular and frequently applied. A developmental screening tool administered by parents called CARE is tested. CARE contains a compilation of activities to report and enhance development at home. Hundred and fifty-seven families in Bogotá (Colombia) initially responded to a call to participate in developmental screening tools' validation and reliability study. All children (Average: 42.7 months old; SD: 9.4; Min: 24, Max: 58) were screened directly by trained applicants using a Spanish version of the Denver Developmental Screening test [i.e., the Haizea-Llevant (HLL) screening table]. After a first screening, 61 dyads were positive for follow-up and received a secon

SUBMITTER: Giraldo-Huertas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505716 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature