Developmental Screening

Screening for developmental delay.

According to the literature, 12 to 16 percent of children in the United States have at least one developmental delay, yet as many as one-half of affected children will not be identified by the time they enter kindergarten. If developmental delays are detected too late, opportunities for early intervention may be lost. Empirical literature on clinical recommendations for developmental delay scre...

Quality of Developmental Screening of 3-12-Month Infants Through Comparing with Screening by Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener II

Objectives: Monitoring development in infancy results in early detection of developmental delay, and early intervention can prevent sever complications of developmental disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine quality of developmental screening of 3-12 months infants referred to Tehran Health Centers, through comparing with screening by Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener II ...

Denver developmental screening test and preterm infants.

The results of Denver developmental screening test and Griffiths mental development scales examination performed on 198 preterm children during the first three years of life and compared. Using real age the former identified children with developmental delay, but labelled up to 42% of babies as having questionable or abnormal development. Using corrected age very few children showed less than n...

Evaluating developmental screening in clinical practice

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate a method of evaluating accuracy of developmental screening modeled on the evidence-based medical literature. METHOD A retrospective review was performed on 418 children screened with the Denver II by a trained technician. Two models for analyzing screening data were examined, using predictive values and likelihood ratios (LR+ and LR-). RESULTS The technician, workin...

Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST), DENVER II