Developmental Screening Tools Used with First Nations Populations: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Developmental surveillance and screening is recommended for all children under five years of age, especially for those from at-risk populations such as First Nations children. No review to date has, however, evaluated the use of developmental screening tools with First Nations children. This review aimed to examine and synthesise the literature on developmental screening tools developed for, or used with, First Nations populations children aged five years or younger. A PRISMA-compliant systematic review was performed in the PsychInfo, PubMed, and Embase databases. Additional searches were also undertaken. In total 444 articles were identified and 13 were included in the final review. Findings indicated that several developmental screening tools have been administered with First Nations chi

SUBMITTER: Cibralic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9739511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature