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Barbara Caravale¹, Antonella Castronovo², Loredana Narducci²

¹Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.

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Summary

The Developmental Profile 3 (DP-3) parent questionnaire shows fair agreement with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition (BSID-III) for assessing preterm infants. Motor development was most vulnerable, with DP-3 scores generally higher than BSID-III.

Keywords:

Bayley-III DP-3 cognitive development early assessment motor development neurodevelopment parent-report preterm infants socio-emotional development

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Area of Science:

Neurodevelopmental disorders research
Pediatric developmental assessment
Infant and child psychology

Background:

Preterm birth increases neurodevelopmental disorder risk.
Standardized tools like Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition (BSID-III) are common.
Parent-report measures like the Developmental Profile 3 (DP-3) offer cost-effective alternatives.

Purpose of the Study:

Compare preterm infant development at 12 months corrected age using BSID-III and DP-3.
Evaluate agreement between BSID-III and DP-3 across cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional domains.
Assess DP-3's utility in preterm follow-up programs.

Main Methods:

Fifty-five preterm infants (mean GA 30.3 weeks) assessed at 12 months corrected age.
Utilized both BSID-III (professional administration) and DP-3 (parent report).
Statistical evaluation of agreement between BSID-III and DP-3 scores.

Main Results:

Both instruments showed similar developmental trends; motor development was most vulnerable.
DP-3 scores were higher than BSID-III scores across most domains.
Moderate agreement observed; BSID-III identified more infants at risk cognitively and socially.

Conclusions:

DP-3 demonstrates fair convergence with BSID-III, supporting its use as a complementary tool.
DP-3 is a potentially valuable resource for preterm infant follow-up programs.
Further research into DP-3's predictive validity at later developmental stages is warranted.