PMID- 23336747
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130905
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1440-1754 (Electronic)
IS  - 1034-4810 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 2
DP  - 2013 Feb
TI  - The accuracy of parental concern expressed in the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 
      to predict developmental delay.
PG  - E133-6
LID - 10.1111/jpc.12084 [doi]
AB  - AIM: Whilst there have been comparisons of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 
      (ASQ) with other gold standard developmental assessments, research concerning the 
      free-text comments section of the questionnaire has been limited. The objective 
      of this paper is to assess whether parental concerns expressed in the free-text 
      comments section of the ASQ can accurately predict infant development. METHOD: 
      Data from the Development After Infant Surgery study was analysed post hoc. 
      Free-text comments from the ASQ were analysed qualitatively by thematic analysis 
      and quantitatively in comparison to the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler 
      Development, Third Edition (BSID-III). Infants who underwent cardiac surgery 
      (97), non-cardiac surgery (131) and no surgery (controls; 166) were analysed. 
      RESULTS: Parental concern expressed on the ASQ predicted a lower mean BSID-III 
      score when groups were analysed collectively. Medical concern and developmental 
      concern were shown to be predictors of child development, whilst global concerns 
      and behavioural concerns were unrelated to child development. The presence of 
      carer concern was assessed for its value in predicting a BSID-III subscale score 
      less than 8 in all groups. Sensitivity ranged from 22% to 48%, and specificity 
      ranged from 73% to 88%. CONCLUSIONS: Parental concern was found to predict a 
      lower BSID-III when all groups were analysed collectively. Despite this, parental 
      concern as a screening test for developmental delay failed to meet the National 
      Health and Medical Research Council guidelines for adequate psychometric 
      properties. The findings from this study suggest that there is value in attending 
      to the comments written by carers on the ASQ.
CI  - (c) 2013 The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (c) 2013 Paediatrics 
      and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
FAU - Deakin-Bell, Nicole
AU  - Deakin-Bell N
AD  - School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 
      n.deakinbell@gmail.com
FAU - Walker, Karen
AU  - Walker K
FAU - Badawi, Nadia
AU  - Badawi N
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130122
PL  - Australia
TA  - J Paediatr Child Health
JT  - Journal of paediatrics and child health
JID - 9005421
SB  - IM
MH  - *Anxiety
MH  - Developmental Disabilities/*diagnosis
MH  - Female
MH  - Forecasting
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - New South Wales
MH  - Parents/*psychology
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2013/01/23 06:00
MHDA- 2013/09/06 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/23 06:00
PHST- 2012/04/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/01/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/09/06 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/jpc.12084 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Paediatr Child Health. 2013 Feb;49(2):E133-6. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12084. Epub 2013 
      Jan 22.