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Validation of a rapid neurodevelopmental assessment tool for 10‐ to 16‐year‐old young adolescents in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Muslima H.,
Khan N. Z.,
Shilpi A. B.,
Begum D.,
Parveen M.,
McConachie H.,
Darmstadt G. L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/cch.12362
Subject(s) - intelligence quotient , wechsler adult intelligence scale , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , wechsler intelligence scale for children , psychology , population , test (biology) , clinical psychology , gross motor skill , reliability (semiconductor) , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , cognition , motor skill , environmental health , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Objective To validate a Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment (RNDA) tool for use by child health professionals to determine neurodevelopmental impairments (NDIs) in young adolescents aged 10–16 years in Bangladesh. Study design In a convenience sample of community children ( n = 47), inter‐rater reliability was determined between four testers, and concurrent validity was determined by simultaneous administration of an intelligence quotient (IQ) test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised) by a child psychologist. Results Inter‐rater reliability was excellent between the testers on the 47 children administered the RNDA (kappa = 1.00). Significantly lower IQ scores were obtained in those identified with ‘any ( > 1) NDI’ ( n = 34) compared with those with no NDI ( n = 13) on Verbal IQ ( P ‐value < 0.0001), Performance IQ ( P ‐value < 0.0001) and Full‐scale IQ ( P ‐value < 0.0001) scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised. Conclusion The RNDA shows promise as a tool for use by child health professionals for identifying NDIs in young adolescents aged 10–16 years. A larger study sample is needed to determine its usefulness for identification of some impairments not found in the study population, i.e. gross motor, fine motor, hearing and seizures.