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The Minnesota Child Development Inventory: validity and reliability for assessing development in infancy.

R Kopparthi1, C McDermott, D Sheftel

  • 1Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Lutheran General Children's Medical Center, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP
|August 1, 1991
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The Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) shows strong correlations with the Bayley Scales for infant development. However, its ability to accurately identify developmental delays in infants is limited.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatric Assessment
  • Neonatal Care

Background:

  • The Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) is a tool used to assess infant development.
  • Reliability and validity are crucial for developmental assessment tools.
  • Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates require ongoing developmental monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the concurrent validity and reliability of the MCDI against the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.
  • To assess the predictive values of the MCDI in identifying infants with developmental delays.
  • To determine the MCDI's effectiveness in discerning delayed development in infants.

Main Methods:

  • Compared MCDI general development index and subscale scores with Bayley Scales mental and psychomotor age equivalents.

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  • Assessed co-positivity, co-negativity, and predictive values for identifying infants with scores > 2 SD below the mean.
  • Utilized a sample of 101 infants (8-19 months) from a neonatal developmental follow-up clinic.

    • Main Results:

    • Strong correlations were found between MCDI and Bayley Scales across the entire sample and age subgroups.
    • The MCDI demonstrated limited overall validity in identifying infants with significant developmental delays.
    • Co-positivity and positive predictive values were relatively poor for identifying MDI/PDI delays.

    Conclusions:

    • The MCDI provides consistent information on infant skill development.
    • The MCDI has a limited capacity to accurately discern infants with developmental delays.
    • Further research may be needed to refine the MCDI or explore alternative assessment tools for early identification of developmental issues.