[Standardization of the Kent Infant Development Scale: implications for primary care pediatricians].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was the standardization of an infant assessment protocol based on behavioral observations of Spanish parents. The Kent Infant Development (KIDS) scale was translated into Spanish and named "Escala de Desarrollo Infantil de Kent" (EDIK).


METHODS
The EDIK normative data were collected from the parents of 662 healthy infants (ages 1 to 15 months) in pediatric clinics. Infants born more than 2 weeks premature or who had serious physical or neurological illness were not included.


RESULTS
EDIK raw scores of Spanish infants were converted to developmental ages by comparing them with the number of behaviors for each age group in the normative sample. We obtained the mean score and standard deviation for the full scale and different domains (cognitive, motor, social, language, and self-help).


CONCLUSIONS
This study shows that EDIK is sensitive to differences in ages and a good instrument that allows one to make a classification between normal infants or those at risk. It should prove useful in developmental pediatric practice.
García-Tornel Florensa
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Unidad Integrada de Pediatría, Hospital Clínic-Sant Joan de Deu, Universidad de Barcelona.
Ruiz España
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Reuter
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Clow
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Reuter
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002657:Child Development; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Normalización de la Escala de Desarrollo Infantil de Kent. Implicaciones para la práctica pediátrica ambulatoria.