The Child Development Inventory: A developmental outcome measure for follow-up of the high-risk infant.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the validity of the Child Development Inventory (CDI) compared with other commonly used measures of developmental outcomes in high-risk infants.


METHODS
Primary caregivers of 63 toddlers and preschoolers enrolled at a routine neonatal high-risk follow-up clinic completed a CDI describing their children. Only those with successfully completed CDIs were included in the analysis (n = 43). The CDI General Development Developmental Quotient was compared with the Clinical Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CAT/CLAMS) and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 2nd Edition (BSID-II).


RESULTS
Significant correlations were found between the CDI, the CAT/CLAMS (r =.87, P <.001), and the BSID-II (r =.86, P <.001). There were no significant correlations between the CDI and parent education and income. Findings revealed high sensitivity (80% to 100%) and specificity (94% to 96%) for the CDI.


CONCLUSIONS
The CDI appears to be a useful and cost-effective screening measure for determining developmental outcomes among high-risk infants.
Doig
K B
KB
Division of Genetics and Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Macias
M M
MM
Saylor
C F
CF
Craver
J R
JR
Ingram
P E
PE
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*