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Reliability and Concurrent Validity of a Chinese Version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale Administered to High-Risk

Hui Wang1, Haifeng Li1, Jiangping Wang1

  • 1The Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Biomed Research International
|July 17, 2018
PubMed

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The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) demonstrates good reliability and validity for screening motor delays in high-risk Chinese infants. This tool is effective for assessing infant motor development in China.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Motor Development Assessment

Background:

  • The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a widely used tool for screening motor development delays in high-risk infants.
  • Its reliability and validity in the Chinese population have not been previously established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reliability and concurrent validity of the AIMS in high-risk infants aged 0-9 months in China.
  • To determine if AIMS is a suitable screening tool for this demographic.

Main Methods:

  • A single-center study involving 50 high-risk infants (0-9 months) in China.
  • Infant evaluations using AIMS were video-recorded for interrater and intrarater reliability assessments.
  • Concurrent validity was assessed by comparing AIMS scores with the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-2).

Main Results:

  • High intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) indicated excellent intrarater (0.811-0.995) and interrater (0.982-0.997) reliability for AIMS.
  • AIMS total scores showed strong correlations with all PDMS-2 subtests (ICC=0.751-0.977).
  • Moderate correlations were observed between AIMS and PDMS-2 motor quotients (kappa=0.580-0.724).

Conclusions:

  • The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) exhibits acceptable reliability and concurrent validity for screening motor developmental delays in high-risk infants in China.
  • AIMS is a viable and effective tool for pediatric motor development assessment in this population.

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