Ages & Stages Questionnaire–Brazil–2011: Adjustments on an Early Childhood Development Screening Measure

Global Pediatric Health

Cristina M. T.Santana¹ 

关键词: early development;    child day care centers;    screening methods;    infant;    toddler;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333794X15610038

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Introduction. Professionals who assess early childhood development highly benefit from reliable development screening measures. The Ages & Stages Questionnaire was adapted Brazil in 2010 and named ASQ-BR. Modifications in some items were required to improve the instrument’s psychometric properties. The present study modified the ASQ-BR to verify if those changes increase its characteristics. Method. This study researched 67 522 children from 972 public day care centers and preschools. Changes in items were made considering Cronbach’s α and item-to-total correlations. Reliability, dimensionality, and item-to-total correlations were calculated. Results. Regarding dimensionality, 86.2% of the scales in ASQ-BR-2011 were unidimensional. Internal consistency showed improvement from 2010 to 2011: 53.8% of the scales increased the α statistics against 41.2% that decreased, and 5.0% remained the same. Finally, 65.2% of the modified items showed improvement. Conclusions. Overall, the instrument’s psychometrics impr...

【 授权许可】

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