Production of a native developmental screening test: the Iranian experience

Vameghi, Roshanak; Hatamizadeh, Nikta; Sajedi, Firoozeh; Shahshahani, Soheila; Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01013.x

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“…Kowsarian showed a 12.3 % rate of developmental concerns in children younger than 6 years in Sari, using the PEDS questionnaire (33). In another study on 0-2 year-old infants in Tehran, a prevalence rate of 15-22% was found for global developmental delays (34). …”

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Prevalence of Motor Developmental Disorders in Children in Alborz Province, Iran in 2010

Soleimani¹,

Vameghi²,

Biglarian³

et al. 2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background:Unlike developed countries, data from the developing world regarding motor developmental disorders is scarce.Objectives:In the present study, we used the Infant Neurological International Battery (Infanib) test to determine the prevalence of motor impairment in 4-18 month-old infants in Alborz province, Iran, in 2010.Patients and Methods:This study was a descriptive-analytic study performed on 6150 infants in Iran. The sample was recruited by convenience sampling from all 4-18 month-old children attended healthcare centers in different districts of Alborz province. Sampling was continued until reaching the desired sample size.Results:The sample included 3129 boys and 3021 girls. There was no significant difference between the scores of girls and boys (P = 0.403). The number of children with motor developmental abnormality varied depending on the considered cut-off points. In normative cut-off points, 3.7% had motor disorder, whereas based on the Iranian cut-off points, it was 6.5%.Conclusions:Providing an early detection and intervention system is an urgent public health problem due to the prevalence of motor developmental delay in infants living in Alborz province, because it indicates that most infants had been previously undiagnosed and untreated.

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confidence: 96%

Prevalence of Motor Developmental Disorders in Children in Alborz Province, Iran in 2010

Soleimani¹,

Vameghi²,

Biglarian³

et al. 2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…Consequently, the use of those test norms may lead to erroneous test results as they may not be comparable across child populations in all countries. For example, a false positive diagnosis of a developmental concern could lead to inefficient use of public resources and above all, an unnecessary emotional ordeal for a child and the family in consideration (Vameghi et al 2010). The aim of this research was to establish Sri Lankan norms for DDST-II and to test the universal and regional applicability of developmental screening tests by comparing the Sri Lankan norms with the norms of DDST-II and DDST-Singapore, the geographically nearest standardization of DDST-II.…”

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Developmental screening in context: adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test‐II (DDST‐II) for Sri Lankan children

Wijedasa

2011

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. AbstractBackground Developmental problems in children can be alleviated to a great extent with early detection and intervention through periodic screening for developmental delays during pre-school ages. Currently, there is no established system for developmental screening of children in Sri Lanka. Although some developmental norms, which are similar to those of Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II), have been introduced into the Sri Lankan Child Health Developmental Record (CHDR), those norms have not been standardized to the Sri Lankan child population. The aim of this research was to establish Sri Lankan norms for DDST-II and to test the universal and regional applicability of developmental screening tests by comparing the Sri Lankan norms with the norms of DDST-II and DDST-Singapore norms, the geographically nearest standardization of DDST-II. The norms were also compared with the milestones already available in the CHDR. Methods DDST-II was adapted and standardized on a sample of 4251 Sri Lankan children aged 0-80 months. Thirteen public health nursing sisters were trained to collect the data as part of their routine work. The 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile ages of acquiring each developmental milestone were then calculated using logistic regression. Results The Denver Developmental Screening Test for Sri Lankan Children (DDST-SL) was created. Most of the established DDST-SL norms were different to the comparable norms in DDST-II, DDST-Singapore and the CHDR. Conclusions In view of the results of the study, it is imperative that developmental screening tests are used in context and are adapted and standardized to the populations in question before utilization.

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“…demonstrated a prevalence rate of 15–22% for global developmental delays (Vameghi et al . ). Shahshahani et al .…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Unfortunately, the majority of Iranian children are not being developmentally assessed and registered today due to several reasons, including lack of accessible, user‐friendly, valid and standardized developmental screening or diagnostic instruments (Vameghi et al . ) and the low rate of utilization of the few existing ones by physicians (Glodjo et al . ; American Academy of Pediatrics et al .…”

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confidence: 99%