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[Evaluation of Cantabrian children's behaviour using the Eyberg questionnaire]
L Capa García1, A Bercedo Sanz, C Redondo Figuero
1Centro de Salud Besaya. Los Corrales de Buelna. Santander.
Insights
Pediatricians should routinely use the Eyberg questionnaire to screen for child behavior disorders, which affect about half of children in consultations. Factors like age, sex, parental education, and TV viewing influence behavior.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric behavioral health
- Child psychology
- Public health screening
Context:
- Behavioral problems are common in pediatric consultations, affecting approximately 50% of cases.
- Effective screening tools are essential for ambulatory care pediatricians to identify these issues early.
- The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory offers a practical solution for assessing child behavior changes.
Purpose:
- To determine the prevalence of behavior disorders in Cantabrian children using the Eyberg inventory.
- To evaluate the influence of age, sex, parental education, and media exposure on children's behavior.
- To assess the utility of the Eyberg questionnaire in a real-world pediatric setting.
Summary:
- A cross-sectional study surveyed 796 children aged 2-13 using the Spanish Eyberg questionnaire.
- Prevalence data revealed common issues like "can't keep still" (25.6%).
- Lower disorder rates correlated with younger age, female sex, higher parental education, and later TV initiation; higher rates linked to increased TV viewing.
Impact:
- The study highlights the significant prevalence of child behavior disorders in primary care.
- Findings support the routine use of the Eyberg questionnaire by pediatricians for efficient screening.
- Identifying influencing factors like TV habits can inform targeted interventions and parental guidance.
Unlabelled:
Ambulatory care pediatricians must be able to detect changes in children's behavior since these problems occur in approximately 50% of pediatric consultations. for this reason, useful and easy evaluation methods, such as the Eyberg questionnaire on child behavior are needed.
Aim:
To determine the prevalence of behavior disorders in Cantabrian children by using the Eyberg inventory and to evaluate the possible influence of certain variables (age, sex, parents' education, television, reading and school performance) on children's behaviour.
Patients And Methods:
A transversal study was carried out in June 1998 with the help of the parents of 796 children, aged from 2 to 13 years, who filled in the Spanish version of the Eyberg questionnaire for the screening of changes in children's behavior. All the children taking part in this survey were recruited from pediatric consultations in Cantabrian health centers. Forty-seven ambulatory care pediatricians took part in this study.
Results:
< "he/she can't keep still" (25.6%) and less frequently "he/she hits the parents" (0.4%). Lower frequency of behavior disorders was associated with younger age, female sex, greater parent education and later commencement of television viewing. Higher frequency of behavior disorders was associated with longer hours spent in television viewing. The children with behavior disorders spent up to 2.84 hours/week more watching television than other children. This difference rose to 4.99 more hours/week in children aged 10 to 13 years.
Conclusions:
In view of the prevalence of behavior disorders observed in the population studied, ambulatory care pediatricians should use the Eyberg questionnaire as a matter of routine.
