Early detection of communication delays with the PEDS tools in at-risk South African infants
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Early detection of communication delays with the PEDS tools in at-risk South African infants | |
| Creator | van der Linde, Jeannie Swanepoel, De Wet Hanekom, Linique Lemmer, Tasha Schoeman, Karla Glascoe, Frances P. Vinck, Bart | |
| Description | Background: Prevalence of communication delays or disorders is increasing, possibly because of various environmental risk factors. Selection and implementation of effective screening tools are important to detect at-risk infants as early as possible. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS), PEDS-Developmental Milestones and PEDS tools to detect communication delays in infants (6–12 months) in a South African primary healthcare context.Method: A comparative study design evaluated the accuracy of the PEDS tools to detect communication delays, using an internationally accepted diagnostic assessment tool, the Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale (RITLS). A convenience sample of 201 infants was selected at primary healthcare clinics.Results: Expressive and receptive language sensitivity scores were low across all three screens(ranging between 14% and 44%). The PEDS tools had high sensitivity (71%) and specificity (73%) ratings for the receptive and expressive language and socio-emotional domain in combination. Conclusion: In the sample population, the PEDS tools did not accurately detect receptive and expressive language delays; however, communication delays in general were identified. Future research determining accuracy of the PEDS, PEDS-Developmental Milestones and PEDS tools for children aged 2–5 years in detecting communication delays should be prioritised. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-04-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v5i1.223 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 5, No 1 (2016); 5 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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