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Do child healthcare professionals and parents recognize social-emotional and behavioral problems in 1-year-old

Jaana Alakortes1,2, Susanna Kovaniemi3,4, Alice S Carter5

  • 1PEDEGO Research Unit, Clinic of Child Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 26, 90029, Oulu, Finland. jjalakortes@gmail.com.

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
|October 23, 2016
PubMed

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Early identification of infant social-emotional/behavioral (SEB) problems is low. Combining child healthcare nurse and parental concerns improved detection but still missed many infants needing attention. Routine screening is recommended.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Mental Health

Background:

  • Clinically significant social-emotional/behavioral (SEB) problems are increasingly recognized in infants.
  • A significant number of these early SEB issues go undetected by healthcare professionals.
  • Early identification is crucial for timely intervention and improved long-term outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the identification rates of infant SEB problems by child healthcare nurses (CHCNs) and parents.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of combining multiple informant reports for detecting SEB concerns.
  • To explore the utility of screening tools like the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) in preventive child healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 1008 CHCNs and 518 parents of 12-month-old infants in Finland.
  • Collected data on SEB worries from CHCNs and parents.
  • Utilized maternal and paternal BITSEA ratings to assess SEB problems and competencies.

Main Results:

  • Low reporting rates of SEB worries: 1.4-1.8% by CHCNs, 3.9% by mothers, and 3.2% by fathers.
  • Combined reports from CHCNs and parents identified SEB worries in 7.7% of infants.
  • Even combined reports identified only 7.0-13.8% of infants with concerning BITSEA ratings.

Conclusions:

  • Current identification of early infant SEB problems in primary care is insufficient.
  • Combining multiple informants increases detection but remains suboptimal.
  • Routine use of validated screening tools like BITSEA is recommended to enhance early identification and intervention for infant SEB issues.

Keywords:
BITSEABehavioral problemsEarly identificationInfant mental healthPreventive child healthcareSocial-emotional development

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