Validation of a screening tool for developmental problems in children 60-71 months in Mexico
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Early childhood is a critical period for child development. The Child Development Evaluation Test (EDI in Spanish), developed and validated in Mexico, is a screening tool for developmental problems in children from 1 month to 4 years and 11 months. OBJECTIVE: edition (BDI-2) in Spanish as the gold standard. METHODS: A cross-sectional analytic study with 46 children aged 60-71 months was conducted at the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. Children were evaluated using group 15 of the EDI test and BDI-2. The sample was non-probabilistic by convenience. Diagnostic metrics and comparisons were performed globally and in the developmental domain. RESULTS: The sensitivity and specificity of group 15 for the EDI test were 93.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 81.8%-100%) and 73.3% (95%CI: 57.5%-89.1%), respectively. The PPV was 65.2%, and the NPV 95.5%. The highest percentage of false negatives was in the cognitive domain, followed by the adaptive domain. CONCLUSION: In this first study, group 15 of the EDI test shows high sensitivity and NPV, allowing early detection in an age group previously not covered, thus facilitating interventions in this group.
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408403365