predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes for at-risk infants reliability and predictive validity using a chinese version of the infanib at 3, 7 and 10？months预测高危婴儿神经发育结果可靠性和使用中国版的预测效度的infanib 3、7和10 .pdf

Liao et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12:72 /1471-2431/12/72 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes for at-risk infants: reliability and predictive validity using a Chinese version of the INFANIB at 3, 7 and 10 months * Wei Liao, En-yi Wen, Chao Li, Qing Chang, Kui-lin Lv, Wang Yang, Zhou-mei He and Cong-min Zhao Abstract Background: Chinese primary care settings have a heavy patient load, shortage of physicians, limited medical resources and low medical literacy, making it difficult to screen for developmental disorders in infants. The Infant Neurological International Battery (INFANIB) for the assessment of neuromotor developmental disorders in infants aged 0 ~ 18 months is widely applied in community health service centers because of its simplicity, time-saving advantages and short learning curve. We aimed to develop and assess a Chinese version of the INFANIB. Methods: A Chinese version of the INFANIB was developed. Fifty-five preterm and 49 full-term infants with high risk of neurodevelopmental delays were assessed using the Chinese version of the INFANIB at 3, 7 and 10 months after birth. The Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS) was simultaneously used to assess the children with abnormalities and diagnose cerebral palsy. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the scale were calculated. Results: At birth, a higher proportion of full-term infants had asphyxia (p 0.001), brain damage (p = 0.003) and hyperbilirubinemia (p = 0.022). The interclass correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient values for the INFANIB at 3, 7 and 10 months were 0.8, indicating excellent reliability with regard to int