J Korean Med Sci.  2015 Apr;30(4):450-455. 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.4.450.

Validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires in Korean Compared to Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II for Screening Preterm Infants at Corrected Age of 18-24 Months for Neurodevelopmental Delay

• Kwun Y
• Park HW
• Kim MJ
• Lee BS
• Kim EA

• KMID: 2164453
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2015.30.4.450

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the validity of the ages and stages questionnaire in Korean (ASQ 1st edition, Korean Questionnaires, Seoul Community Rehabilitation Center, 2000) for premature infants. The study population consisted of 90 premature infants born between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2011, who were tested using the ASQ (Korean) and Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) (II) at a corrected age of 18-24 months. The validity of the ASQ (Korean) using cut-off values set at < -2 SD was examined by comparing it to the BSID (II) components, namely, the mental developmental index (MDI) or psychomotor developmental index (PDI), which were both set at < 85. The calculation of the sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values, and negative predictive values of the ASQ (Korean) components revealed that they detected infants with neurodevelopmental delay with low sensitivity and positive predictive values, however, the communication domain showed moderate correlations with MDI. The failure in more than one domain of the ASQ (Korean) was significantly correlated with the failure in MDI. The ASQ (Korean) showed low validity for screening neurodevelopmentally delayed premature infants.

Keyword

Infant, Premature; Developmental Disabilities; Ages and Stages Questionnaires; Validity

MeSH Terms

*Child Development
Developmental Disabilities/*diagnosis
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Premature
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires

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