Single-center experience of the Korean-Developmental Screening Test for infants and children
Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2016³â 59±Ç 12È£ p.483 ~ p.489
¼Ã¤¸®(Suh Chae-Ri) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
¼Õ¼ö¿¹(Sohn Su-Ye) - Woorisoa Children¡¯s Hospital
±è°ÇÇÏ(Kim Gun-Ha) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Á¤¼º°ü(Jung Seong-Kwan) - Woorisoa Children¡¯s Hospital
Àº¹é¸°(Eun Baik-Lin) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Abstract
Purpose: We investigated the number of test takers of the Korean-Developmental Screening Test (K-DST) in a single children¡¯s hospital within a year, according to age, referral rate, and follow-up percentage.
Methods: For this study, 4,062 children who visited and received K-DST at Woorisoa Children¡¯s Hospital between January and December 2015 were enrolled. Seven test sets were used according to the Korean National Health Screening Program for infants and children in the following age groups: 4 to 6, 9 to 12, 18 to 24, 30 to 36, 42 to 48, 54 to 60, and 66 to 71 months. The results of the K-DST were categorized into 4 groups as follows: further evaluation (1SD).
Results: The test participants¡¯ population and follow-up population were concentrated before the age of 24 months (2,532, 62.3%). The children most commonly referred for further evaluation were those in the 30- to 41-month age group. A mismatch was found between the results of the K-DST and the additional questions. Most of the infants and children with suspicious developmental delays showed catch-up development in their follow-up tests (43 of 55, 78.2%).
Conclusion: The use of K-DST should be encouraged, especially among children aged over 24 months. Multiple-choice question format for the additional questions is recommended to avoid confusion. We suggest a nationwide study to evaluate and revise the K-DST.
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Screening tests, Development, Infant, Child , Korea
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The use of K-DST should be encouraged, especially among children aged over 24 months.