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INVESTIGATION OF THE TEST CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO SCREENING TOOLS IN COMPARISON TO A GOLD STANDARD ASSESSMENT TO DETECT DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY: A PILOT STUDY

dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Lisa
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Community Health & Epidemiologyen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerName Unknownen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorKathleen MacPhersonen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerLinda Doddsen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerGordon Flowerdewen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerSarah Sheaen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerMichael Vinceren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorLinda Doddsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-06T13:58:59Z
dc.date.available2011-09-06T13:58:59Z
dc.date.defence2011-08-19
dc.date.issued2011-09-06
dc.description.abstractThere is minimal information available regarding test characteristics of the Rourke and the NDDS, two tools commonly used to screen for developmental delay. The objectives are to (a) generate preliminary descriptive data about the population and outcomes of interest, (b) determine test characteristics of the tools compared to the gold standard assessment, BSITD-III. Thirty-six month old children at high risk of developmental delay were recruited from the Perinatal Follow-up Program at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, NS. The Rourke and NDDS results were obtained via parental report, the BSITD-III via clinical assessment. Results suggest that both tools may possess appropriate test characteristics to screen for developmental delay. Both perform more accurately when the criterion for delay is extended to two flagged areas of concern on the assessment tools. In conclusion, both tools appear to be sensitive to detecting developmental delay. Further investigation via a full scale study is warranted.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/14160
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmental delayen_US
dc.subjectpediatricen_US
dc.subjecthigh risk childrenen_US
dc.titleINVESTIGATION OF THE TEST CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO SCREENING TOOLS IN COMPARISON TO A GOLD STANDARD ASSESSMENT TO DETECT DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY: A PILOT STUDYen_US

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