[A new method for evaluating psychomotor development based on information from parents. The Spanish version of the Kent Infant Development Scale].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this dissertation research was to design, standardize and validate the Spanish version of the Kent Infant Development Scale (KIDS).


METHODS
This questionnaire is based on information obtained from the parents. It was translated into Spanish and named "Escala de Desarrollo Infantil de Kent" (EDIK). The EDIK normative data were collected from the parents of 662 healthy infants (ages 1 to 15 months) in pediatric clinics in Catalonia (Spain).


RESULTS
Test-retest reliability (r = 0.99; p < 0.001), interjudge reliability (r = 0.98; p < 0.001) and internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.9947) were determined. An "r' of 0.96 was obtained when EDIK scores were compared to their estimated developmental ages obtained from the Denver Developmental Scale. The correlation of the infants' chronological age and their EDIK was 0.96 (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The high reliability and validity correlation coefficients demonstrate the sound psychometric properties of the EDIK. It appears to be a useful and acceptable instrument in measuring the developmental status of infants by using the reports of their parents.
García-Tornel Florensa
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Servicio de Pediatría, Unitat Integrada, Hospital Clínic-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona.
García García
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Reuter
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D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain