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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Delayed Development in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Nogueira Isadora Lorenna Alves,
Tinôco Jéssica Dantas de Sá,
Fernandes Maria Isabel da Conceição Dias,
Delgado Milena Freire,
Lisboa Isabel Neves Duarte,
Lopes Marcos Venícius de Oliveira,
Lira Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12304
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , clinical psychology , latent class model , psychology , nursing , statistics , mathematics
INTRODUCTION The early identification of developmental delay in adolescents by health professionals is relevant for a good prognosis. However, the clinical indicators of development delay are unclear in nursing science. PURPOSE To analyze the clinical indicators of delayed development in school adolescents. METHODS A diagnostic accuracy study that investigated delayed development among 385 adolescents in public schools between July and September of 2017. The accuracy measures were analyzed using a latent class analysis based on sensitivity and specificity values. FINDINGS The delayed development is present in 18.26% of school adolescents. The best accuracy values were as follows: low self‐esteem (0.9838), dissatisfaction with own image (0.8400), impaired daily activities (0.9815), internalization behavior (0.8304), outsourcing behavior (0.6367), eating disorders (1.0000), emotional insecurity (0.7093), dependent behavior (0.9836), and altered sexual maturation (0.6085). CONCLUSION Thus, this set of nine clinical indicators can be used by nurse practitioners to confirm delayed development in school adolescents. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE This research contributes by providing accurate clinical indicators of delayed development in adolescents. Thus, nurses should recognize delayed development in adolescents through accurate clinical indicators and propose nursing interventions that have positive health results.