| Parents' and caregivers' perceptions of their children's development. | |
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PMID: 7926324 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Parents' or caregivers' perceptions of their infants' overall development may serve as a reliable screen for clinical decisions regarding the need for further assessment. To determine whether caregivers were accurate in estimating infant development, 27 caregivers were asked to answer four questions about their infants before standardized assessment by a paediatric physical therapist. Their responses were compared with the professional's ratings on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Specificity of the parents' estimate with the Bayley Mental Scale was 85.9 per cent and sensitivity 60 per cent; using the Bayley Motor Scale as the outcome criterion, specificity reached 90.9 per cent and sensitivity 80 per cent. Results of this pilot study support the accuracy of caregiver estimates of their infants' overall development, thus suggesting that professionals should pay close attention to caregivers' concerns about their children's development. |
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Authors:
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S R Harris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Developmental medicine and child neurology Volume: 36 ISSN: 0012-1622 ISO Abbreviation: Dev Med Child Neurol Publication Date: 1994 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-11-10 Completed Date: 1994-11-10 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0006761 Medline TA: Dev Med Child Neurol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 918-23 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
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Caregivers* Child Development* Humans Infant Infant Care Neuropsychological Tests Parents* Perception Predictive Value of Tests Psychomotor Performance Sensitivity and Specificity |
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