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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
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Using parent questionnaires to assess neurodevelopment in former preterm infants: a validation study.

Mandy B Belfort1, Eilann Santo, Marie C McCormick

  • 1Division of Newborn Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA. mandy.belfort@childrens.harvard.edu

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
|February 5, 2013
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The Motor and Social Development (MSD) scale effectively assesses neurodevelopment in former preterm infants, offering a validated alternative to resource-intensive clinical evaluations. This parent-completed tool demonstrates good accuracy in identifying developmental delays.

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Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Follow-up
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Infant Neurodevelopmental Assessment

Background:

  • Former preterm and very low birthweight infants require ongoing neurodevelopmental surveillance.
  • In-person assessments are costly and inconvenient for families.
  • Validated developmental questionnaires are needed as an alternative to in-person testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the Motor and Social Development (MSD) scale for assessing neurodevelopment in former preterm infants.
  • To determine the reliability and accuracy of the MSD scale compared to established developmental assessments.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 321 visits to a neonatal follow-up clinic.
  • Parents completed the MSD scale, measuring cognitive, motor, and social abilities.

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  • Psychologists and physical therapists administered the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 3rd edition (Bayley-III) for comparison.

    • Main Results:

    • The MSD scale demonstrated moderate to high internal consistency (Cronbach alpha 0.65–0.88).
    • The MSD scale showed moderate correlations with Bayley-III motor (r=0.49) and cognitive (r=0.45) scores.
    • The MSD scale exhibited good discrimination for detecting low Bayley-III motor and cognitive scores (AUC=0.88 for both).

    Conclusions:

    • The MSD scale possesses good internal and concurrent validity.
    • The MSD scale is a potentially valuable tool for neurodevelopmental assessment in former preterm and very low birthweight infants.
    • The scale can be utilized in both clinical and research settings.