Sita Padmini Yeleswarapu , Chui Mae Wong , Yoke Hwee Chan , Lourdes Mary Daniel , Olivia Xia Jiawen , David Chee Chin Ng , Xiaoxuan Guo , Ratnaporn Siriamornsarp , Pratibha Keshav Agarwal
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Outcomes from an enhanced developmental screening programme in Singapore
Introduction
Historically, low referral rates of 3–4 % have been reported from Singapore primary health care. Early identification of and intervention for developmental delays and autism enable achievement of optimal outcomes. An enhanced developmental screening (EDS) programme was introduced in primary care to improve identification of developmental delays and autism for children aged 18 and 30 months. This study evaluated prevalence of positive screening for developmental delays/autism at 18 months, identified associated socio-demographic risk factors and studied the correlation between primary care screening tools with outcomes following tertiary care assessments.
Methods
In primary care, EDS was conducted using Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS), Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status: Developmental Milestones (PEDS:DM), Ages & Stages Questionnaires-Third Edition (ASQ-3) and Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised - Follow-Up (M-CHATR/F) along with collection of socio-demographic data. Tertiary care assessment included Developmental Profile-3 (DP-3) screening and, a developmental paediatrician consultation.
Results
Of 4212 children screened at 18 months, 14 % screened positive for developmental delays and 2 % for autism at primary care. Lower maternal education, ethnic minority status and lower socioeconomic status were associated with a positive screen. Moderate- strong correlation was seen between the ASQ-3 gross motor domain and DP-3 physical domain, moderate correlation between the communication domains of the 2 tools and the ASQ-3 personal-social domain with DP-3 adaptive domain.
Conclusion
EDS enabled improved identification of children for developmental delays/autism. Identification of socio-demographic risk factors will enable children from such families to be identified early and referred for intervention.
期刊介绍:
Established as an authoritative, highly cited voice on early human development, Early Human Development provides a unique opportunity for researchers and clinicians to bridge the communication gap between disciplines. Creating a forum for the productive exchange of ideas concerning early human growth and development, the journal publishes original research and clinical papers with particular emphasis on the continuum between fetal life and the perinatal period; aspects of postnatal growth influenced by early events; and the safeguarding of the quality of human survival.
The first comprehensive and interdisciplinary journal in this area of growing importance, Early Human Development offers pertinent contributions to the following subject areas:
Fetology; perinatology; pediatrics; growth and development; obstetrics; reproduction and fertility; epidemiology; behavioural sciences; nutrition and metabolism; teratology; neurology; brain biology; developmental psychology and screening.