Agreement between the Denver II and Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status tests, with and without the assistance of a table of categorical responses

Abstract

Background Among standardized developmental screening tools, the Denver II is commonly used by Indonesian pediatricians, but the Parent's Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) test has gained in popularity. The Denver II test is filled by physicians, while the PEDS test is meant to be filled by parents. From a practical standpoint, however, parents often require assistance from doctors when filling out the PEDS forms. Hence, the advantage of the PEDS test over the Denver II test is not fully realized. Objective To compare the agreement between Denver II and PEDS tests, with and without parental use of a table of categorical responses taken from the PEDS manual. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in children aged 6 months to 5 years in Bandung from November 2015 to March 2016. Subjects were divided into two groups using block randomization. One group of subjects' parents filled the PEDS questionnaires with the assistance of a table of categorical responses taken from the PEDS manual, while the other group of subjects' parents filled PEDS forms without this

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“…In Indonesia, some developmental screening tools have been translated and used among healthcare professionals, including Parent's Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) and Denver II (Priambodo et al, 2017; Sulistyawati, 2014; Woolfenden et al, 2014). However, Denver II can only be utilized by trained healthcare professionals, and PEDS requires parents' extensive literacy and knowledge.…”