Screening for developmental delay in the setting of a community pediatric clinic: a prospective assessment of parent-report questionnaires

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 118; no. 4; p. e1178
• Main Authors: Rydz, David, Srour, Myriam, Oskoui, Maryam, Marget, Nancy, Shiller, Mitchell, Birnbaum, Rena, Majnemer, Annette, Shevell, Michael I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Ambulatory Care Facilities; Child Development - classification; Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Mass Screening - instrumentation; Parent-Child Relations; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Physician-Patient Relations; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surveys and Questionnaires

Our goal for this study was to prospectively test whether parent-completed questionnaires can be effectively used in the setting of a busy ambulatory pediatric clinic to accurately screen for developmental impairments. Specific objectives included (1) assessing the feasibility of using parent-report...