Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru
Background: Child development is a complex biological, psychological, and emotional process. Timely screening for developmental delay allows early interventions. Therefore, this study sought to assess the frequency and characteristics of developmental delay in children < 5 years of age who attend...
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| author | Roger De la Cerna-Luna Daniel Fernandez-Guzman Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra Alvaro Taype-Rondan |
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| description | Background: Child development is a complex biological, psychological, and emotional process. Timely screening for developmental delay allows early interventions. Therefore, this study sought to assess the frequency and characteristics of developmental delay in children < 5 years of age who attended the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a referral hospital in Peru. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study. Information was collected from medical records of children < 5 years of age who attended between April and September 2022 at the Rebagliati Hospital’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Service. The REBA-PED Child Developmental Assessment Profile was used for the developmental assessment, which allows to identify the degree of delay in each area (gross motor, fine motor, hearing and language, intelligence and learning, and personal-social) and the presence of warning signs. Results: Of 226 children who attended the service, 49.1% were between 3 and 5 years old, 57.1% were female, only 3.1% were referred for suspected developmental delay, and none had had a previous developmental assessment. Among the children evaluated, 12.4% had a simple developmental delay, 19.5% had a significant developmental delay, and 53.5% had a global developmental delay. In addition, 70.8% presented a warning sign of developmental delay. Hearing and language (86.8%) and intelligence and learning (83.5%) areas had a higher frequency of significant developmental delay. Conclusions: We found a high frequency of developmental delay in the children assessed, predominantly in hearing and language. Although all the children were referred, none had had a previous developmental assessment.
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| spelling | doaj.art-782bae01f4dd46ed8b979066b6d5c7db2023-07-19T19:33:55ZengPermanyerBoletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México0539-61152023-07-0180310.24875/BMHIM.23000026Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in PeruRoger De la Cerna-Luna0Daniel Fernandez-Guzman1Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra2Alvaro Taype-Rondan3Servicio de Rehabilitación Pediátrica, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, EsSalud, Lima, PeruCarrera de Medicina Humana, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, PeruServicio de Pediatría Clínica, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, EsSalud; Instituto de Investigación Nutricional; Red de Eficacia Clínica y Sanitaria, REDECS; Lima, PeruUniversidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencia en Salud; EviSalud – Evidencias en Salud. Lima, PeruBackground: Child development is a complex biological, psychological, and emotional process. Timely screening for developmental delay allows early interventions. Therefore, this study sought to assess the frequency and characteristics of developmental delay in children < 5 years of age who attended the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a referral hospital in Peru. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study. Information was collected from medical records of children < 5 years of age who attended between April and September 2022 at the Rebagliati Hospital’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Service. The REBA-PED Child Developmental Assessment Profile was used for the developmental assessment, which allows to identify the degree of delay in each area (gross motor, fine motor, hearing and language, intelligence and learning, and personal-social) and the presence of warning signs. Results: Of 226 children who attended the service, 49.1% were between 3 and 5 years old, 57.1% were female, only 3.1% were referred for suspected developmental delay, and none had had a previous developmental assessment. Among the children evaluated, 12.4% had a simple developmental delay, 19.5% had a significant developmental delay, and 53.5% had a global developmental delay. In addition, 70.8% presented a warning sign of developmental delay. Hearing and language (86.8%) and intelligence and learning (83.5%) areas had a higher frequency of significant developmental delay. Conclusions: We found a high frequency of developmental delay in the children assessed, predominantly in hearing and language. Although all the children were referred, none had had a previous developmental assessment. https://www.bmhim.com/frame_esp.php?id=371Child Development. Developmental disabilities. Rehabilitation. Pediatrics. Peru. |
| spellingShingle | Roger De la Cerna-Luna Daniel Fernandez-Guzman Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra Alvaro Taype-Rondan Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México Child Development. Developmental disabilities. Rehabilitation. Pediatrics. Peru. |
| title | Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru |
| title_full | Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru |
| title_fullStr | Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru |
| title_short | Developmental delay assessment in children < 5 years of age attended in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Service of a reference hospital in Peru |
| title_sort | developmental delay assessment in children 5 years of age attended in the pediatric rehabilitation service of a reference hospital in peru |
| topic | Child Development. Developmental disabilities. Rehabilitation. Pediatrics. Peru. |
| url | https://www.bmhim.com/frame_esp.php?id=371 |
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