The agreement between two screening tests for language evaluation in premature and low weight children

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the agreement of the results in two screening tests on children's development - Denver II and Early Language Milestone Scale (ELM) aged two to three years old, born prematurely and with low weight. Methods: two screening instruments: Denver II and ELM were appli...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 295 - 302
Main Authors: Mello, Paulo Roberto Bezerra de, Caldas, Claudia de Souza Ozores, Souza, Sandra Coenga de, Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido da
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 01-09-2016
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Summary:Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the agreement of the results in two screening tests on children's development - Denver II and Early Language Milestone Scale (ELM) aged two to three years old, born prematurely and with low weight. Methods: two screening instruments: Denver II and ELM were applied for the development in an observational cross-sectional descriptive study. The agreement between Denver II Test and its language sector and ELM were assessed by Kappa coefficient. Results: 77 children evaluated, 36.3% had an overall loss of the development performed by Denver II and 32.5% loss of the language by ELM. The agreement between the results of Denver II test considering all sectors versus ELM showed Kappa coefficient of 0.856 (p<0.001) and considering only the language sector of Denver II versus ELM, the Kappa coefficient was 0.886 (p<0.001). Conclusions: the developmental impairment observed in the children studied by assessing Denver II and through its language sector showed agreement with changes in the language abilities observed in ELM. Resumo Objetivos: avaliar a concordância dos resultados da linguagem de dois testes de triagem do desenvolvimento infantil - Denver II e Early Language Milestone Scale (ELM) em crianças de dois a três anos de idade cronológica, nascidas prematuras e com baixo peso. Métodos: estudo observacional descritivo transversal através da aplicação dois instrumentos de triagem de desenvolvimento: Denver II e a ELM (Early Language Milestone Scale). A concordância entre o teste de Denver II e seu setor de linguagem e a ELM foi avaliada pelo coeficiente Kappa. Resultados: das 77 crianças avaliadas, 36,3% tiveram prejuízo global do desenvolvimento pelo Denver II e 32,5% prejuízo da linguagem pela ELM. A concordância entre os resultados do teste de Denver II considerando todos os setores versus ELM mostrou coeficiente Kappa de 0,856 (p<0,001) e considerando somente o setor da linguagem do Denver II versus ELM o coeficiente Kappa foi de 0,886 (p<0,001). Conclusões: o comprometimento do desenvolvimento observado nas crianças estudadas através da avaliação do Denver II e através do seu setor de linguagem mostrou concordância com as alterações de habilidades de linguagem observadas na ELM.
ISSN:1519-3829
1806-9304
1519-3829
DOI:10.1590/1806-93042016000300005