The revised Denver Developmental Screening Test: Its accuracy as a screening instrument

Recurrent antibiotic use in a small child and the effects on the family

“…Denver scale (9,10) for each subgroup separately. Multinominal logistic analyses were applied, because the outcome measure had three classes (10).…”

“…Child-related factors were examined as a separate entity. The child's medical visits and illnesses (Table II) were examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the data of the Denver test (8,9) using the Anova test.…”

Educational Considerations, vol. 7(1) Full Issue

“…In addition, the DOST has been shown by Frankenburg, Goldstein & Camp (1971) to be capable of accurately evaluating several salient areas rather than simply providing a nondeflnltlve global score.…”

ASQ-3: Validation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for the detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in Argentine children

“…1 T h e W o r l d H e a l t h Organization (WHO) considers that at least 5% of the population suffers a psychomotor development disorder, 2 which is more common in developing countries. 3,4 The Committee on Children of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that preventive care visits throughout the first 5 years of life should include a structured and systematic surveillance of development using standardized d e v e l o p m e n t a l s c r e e n i n g t e s t s administered, at least, at three ages (9,18, and 24 or 30 months old) and autism detection tests should also be administered at 18 and 36 months old. 5 This is based on different studies that have demonstrated that pediatricians' clinical judgment is not enough to identify delays during health checkups because they are not able to detect 30-50% of psychomotor development deficits so that early interventions could be implemented.…”

“…[6][7][8] Detection may be done using questionnaires or tests, depending on their administration ( Table 1). The Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST-II) 9 helps to detect developmental problems occurring between 0 and 6 years old. It explores four areas: gross motor, fine motoradaptive, language, and personal-social skills, which are assessed by observing the child's performance and asking In Latin America, the National Screening Test (Prueba Nacional de Pesquisa, PRUNAPE) is the adaptation of the DDST-II and has been validated in a population of 106 children in Argentina.…”