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The validity of parental reporting of infant development.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  88036     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A developmental questionnaire, encompassing the ages from 4 weeks to 36 months, has been devised that, when completed by parents, can be used to screen children as being developmentally normal, questionable, or abnormal. A total of 526 infants were screened by this questionnaire at 28 weeks of age and then examined at 40 weeks of age by a full Gesell Developmental and Neurologic Examination. Underscreening of those with major abnormalities was 2.6%, and of those with minor abnormalities, 10%. Overscreening was 6%. In view of the demonstrated high reliability and validity of the full Gesell Developmental and Neurologic Examination on which the questionnaire is based, the relatively small percentages of overscreening and underscreening make it the most accurate and useful screening questionnaire to date.
Authors:
H Knobloch; F Stevens; A Malone; P Ellison; H Risemberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatrics     Volume:  63     ISSN:  0031-4005     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatrics     Publication Date:  1979 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-09-01     Completed Date:  1979-09-01     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376422     Medline TA:  Pediatrics     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  872-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Child Development*
Child, Preschool
Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology*
Educational Status
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mass Screening
Motor Skills
Parents*
Questionnaires
Stanford-Binet Test

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