Validation of Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment for 2- to 5-Year-Old Children in Bangladesh

Abstract

The RNDA validity results are promising for use by child care professionals in field and clinical settings, but the tool needs further replication and refinement for assessment of specific impairments of vision, hearing, and seizures.

Neurodevelopmental Evaluation in Full-term Newborns with Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE): A Case Control Study

“…10,11 The test instrument is simple, less time consuming and can be used by trained professionals at the health centers. The RNDA manual for 0-2 years and >2-5 years includes several age specific testing methods and questionnaire organized in twelve forms for specific age groups.…”

Child disability services in Bangladesh

“…6 Furthermore, they have developed rapid neurodevelopmental assessment procedures which can be delivered by trained and experienced college graduates across childhood. 7,8 This then allows not only early detection of developmental problems but also accurate referral to the expert teams. The philosophy of combining assessment with appropriate developmental and health advice enables local health workers to intervene and distinguish the effects of lack of stimulation, malnutrition, and low grade infection from the neurodevelopmental impairments which require additional expertise.…”

The quick and easy Mongolian Rapid Baby Scale shows good concurrent validity and sensitivity

“…Although the study was designed for a specific country, the methodology used to develop and validate the new tool is applicable in any context, particularly in developing countries. Recently, several validation studies investigated the use of the Bayley scales to evaluate early child development (26)(27)(28)(29); however, many did not cover all Bayley-III domains or only targeted children within specific age ranges. Our study includes all ages that could be assessed with the Bayley-III.…”