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Ramathibodi Language Development Questionnaire: A Newly Developed Screening Tool for Detection of Delayed Language Development in Children Aged 18-30 Months
Chuthapisith J ,
Wantanakorn P ,
Roongpraiwan R
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Chuthapisith J, Wantanakorn P, Roongpraiwan R. Ramathibodi Language Development Questionnaire: A Newly Developed Screening Tool for Detection of Delayed Language Development in Children Aged 18-30 Months. J Med Assoc Thai 2015;98:748.
Objective: To develop a parental questionnaire for screening children with delayed language development in primary care settings.
Material and Method: Ramathibodi Language Development (RLD) questionnaire was developed and completed by groups of 40 typically developing children age 18 to 30 months old and 30 children with delayed language development.
Results: The mean score was significantly lower in the delay language group (6.7±1.9), comparing with the typically developing group (9.6±0.7). The optimal ROC curve cut-off score was 8 with corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 98% and 72%, respectively. The corresponding area under the curve was 0.96 (95% CI = 0.92-0.99).
Conclusion: The RLD questionnaire was the promising language developmental screening instrument that easily utilized in well-child examination settings.
Keywords: Children, Language development, Questionnaire, Screening
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