Developmental Assessment With Young Children

Abstract

Developmental assessment scales are important tools for determining developmental delays and planning preventive interventions. One broad assessment scale used to evaluate child development is the Battelle Developmental Inventories (BDIs). The BDI-2 has a standardized version in English with good psychometric properties and a translated version in Spanish; however, despite widespread clinical use, there has been limited early childhood development research focused on this assessment tool in the past 10 years. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the literature about the BDIs and their screening test and analyze their use for child assessment. Seven databases were used to retrieve articles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Overall, 34 articles were evaluated for general features, salient findings, and key methodological issues, such as target population, objectives, research design, and main results. Authors' considerations about the psychometric properties and utility of the BDIs were also examined. Results indicated that 41.17% of studies with the BDIs were from the United States, and the most common target population was children with autism spectrum disorders. Generally, the articles highlighted the broad applications of this measure and robust psychometric properties cited in the BDIs examiner's manual as reasons for their use. This review suggests that it is important to conduct independent analyses of the psychometric properties of the BDIs as well as validation studies to ensure appropriate applications of the BDI, including for use with non-American populations.

Evaluación del neurodesarrollo en niños con exposición intrauterina al virus del Zika: estudio observacional transversal

“…We used the Battelle scale 13 to assess children’s development. The instrument has 341 items grouped into five areas: personal/social (capacities and characteristics that allow the child to establish meaningful social interactions), adaptive (capacities and characteristics of the child to be independent and assume personal responsibility for his/her actions), motor (capacities for gross and fine motor control), communication (assesses the reception and expression of information by verbal and nonverbal means) and cognitive (conceptual skills and capacities).…”

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Battelle Development Inventory, 2nd Edition for Brazil

“…Furthermore, the BDI-2 was presented to experts for discussion in professional meetings, as well as by consultation via email. Also, a systematic review of BDI-2 studies and their use in different populations was conducted (Cunha et al, 2018). Finally, the permission to conduct this cross-cultural adaptation study was requested from the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the company that holds the intellectual property rights of BDI-2.…”

“…The Brazilian experts suggested that the conceptual assumptions and the structure (domains) of BDI-2 could be remained for Brazilian children. All of those were analyzed qualitatively considering the results from a systematic review of BDI-2 studies (Cunha et al, 2018). We concluded that the conceptual and methodological assumptions of the BDI-2 are applicable to the cultural context of the Brazilian early childhood population.…”

“…The original standardization study of the BDI-2 was conducted with a sample of 2500 children, stratified by geographic regions from the USA, and controlled by sex, age and social-economic level (Newborg, 2005). A systematic review of the BDI-2 studies from 2005 to 2015 showed that the researchers highlight the excellent psychometric properties of this inventory (Cunha et al, 2018). Validation of content and criteria of the BDI-2 showed good results.…”

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Delayed Development in Adolescents

“…Studies conducted in the United States and China estimate that the prevalence of developmental delays in adolescents is approximately 40% (Cunha, Berkovits, & Albuquerque, 2018;Zhang et al, 2017). This delay can have negative impacts on school performance, increase mortality, reduce professional opportunities, and increase health spending (Quin, 2017;Rios, Santiago, Fernandes, & Alves, 2017;Waite & Creswell, 2014).…”