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Can clinical judgment detect children with speech-language problems?

F P Glascoe1

  • 1Child Development Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Pediatrics
|March 1, 1991
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Parental concerns are a reliable indicator for identifying developmental problems in children, often aligning with screening test results. This highlights the importance of parental input in pediatric developmental surveillance.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Child Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Pediatricians traditionally use clinical judgment and observation to detect developmental issues.
  • Standardized screening tests offer known detection rates but are time-consuming.
  • Previous research linked parental concerns to children's screening test performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the significance of parental concerns regarding children's speech-language development.
  • To determine the correlation between parental concerns and objective screening results.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 157 families seeking pediatric care.
  • Analysis of parental concerns about speech-language development in conjunction with screening test outcomes.

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Main Results:

  • 72% of children with positive speech-language screening results had concerned parents.
  • 83% of children with negative screening results had parents without concerns.
  • Parental concern demonstrated a strong association with developmental screening outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Parental concern is a valuable component of developmental surveillance.
  • Clinical judgment, informed by parental concern, effectively identifies most developmental problems in children.
  • While standardized tests are useful, parental input should be prioritized.