Johnson, Samantha J., Wolke, Dieter and Marlow, Neil. (2008) Developmental assessment of preterm infants at 2 years : validity of parent reports. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Vol.50 (No.1). pp. 58-62. ISSN 0012-1622

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Abstract

Parental questionnaires are inexpensive alternatives to standardized testing for outcome measurement. The Parent Report of Children's Abilities has previously been revised (PARCA-R) and validated for use with very-preterm infants at 2 years of age. This study revalidated the PARCA-R for assessing cognition in a larger and more inclusive sample of preterm infants. One hundred and sixty-four children (82 males, 82 females) of < 32 weeks' gestation (median 29wks, interquartile range [IQR] 28-30wks); and median birthweight 1200g (IQR 925-1463g) were evaluated using the Mental Development Index (MDI) of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development - 2nd edition (BSID-II) at 2 years' corrected age. Parents completed the PARCA-R questionnaire. Significant correlations between PARCA-R Parent Report Composite (PRC) scores and MDI scores (r=0.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.69-0.82, p < 0.01) demonstrated concurrent validity. A receiver operating characteristic-determined PRC cut-off of < 44 had optimal discriminatory power (area under curve 0.92) for identifying MDI < 70, with 85% sensitivity (95% CI 0.58-0.96), 87% specificity (95% CI 0.81-0.92), 98% negative predictive value (95% CI 0.95-1), and 37% positive predictive value (95% CI 0.22-0.54). The PARCA-R has good concurrent validity and diagnostic utility for identifying cognitive delay in very-preterm infants at 2 years of age. It is useful for outcome measurement, developmental screening, and facilitating parental involvement at folow-up.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Premature infants -- Development, Premature infants -- Development -- Case studies, Child development -- Testing
Journal or Publication Title:	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0012-1622
Official Date:	January 2008
Volume:	Vol.50
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	pp. 58-62
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.02010.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/30830

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