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[The baby alarm distress scale: a validity study]
Francisco Baptista Assumpcao1, Evelyn Kuczynski, Márcia Gabriel da Silva Rego
1Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Insights
The Baby Alarm Distress Scale (BADS) questionnaire effectively screens distress in infants and toddlers aged 0-2 years. Validation in 90 children confirms its reliability for assessing psychopathology and developmental context.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Psychometric Validation
Background:
- Evaluating infant distress requires considering psychopathology and developmental stage.
- Standardized instruments are crucial for reliable assessment of baby alarm distress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the Baby Alarm Distress Scale (BADS) questionnaire.
- To assess the psychometric properties of the BADS in a pediatric population.
Main Methods:
- Application of the BADS questionnaire to 90 children aged 0-2 years.
- Statistical validation including K-coefficient, Spearman correlation, and factorial analysis.
Main Results:
- The BADS questionnaire achieved a K-coefficient of 0.783 (p<0.01) and Spearman coefficient of 0.866.
- Factorial analysis identified 4 factors, explaining 63.5% of the variance.
- The scale demonstrated significant psychometric qualities.
Conclusions:
- The validated BADS questionnaire is an important screening tool for infant distress.
- Further studies in diverse populations are recommended to confirm its utility.
Abstract:
It should take into account the psychopatologic context and the child's development moment to evaluate the baby alarm distress from a standardized instrument. We present the BADS questionnaire validation by its application in 90 children, from 0 to 2 years-old, obtaining a K=0.783 to p<0.01, with a Spearman coefficient of 0.866 and factorial analysis to 4 factors to 63.5% of the population studied. With these psychometrical qualities, the scale shows its importance as a screening but is important its study in others populations.