Screening for speech and language impairment: a follow-up of true negatives and false positives.
It is important to ascertain the validity of screening and case-finding procedures in terms of long-term outcome, particularly if they constitute the primary mode of accessing services. This study is a follow-up of a group of True Negatives and False Positives from the 'original' study (Laing et al. 2000), which investigated the concurrent validity of a parent-led method and a formal screening method. Nine (29.03%) of the 31 children who were re-assessed fell below the cut-off point for referral and were identified as cases. In particular, as many as eight (57.14%) of the 14 false positives were referred.
Camilleri
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Teaching and Research Clinic, Medical School (University of Malta), St Luke's Hospital, G'Mangia, Malta. bernardc@vol.net.mt
Law
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D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007807:Language Tests; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013062:Speech Articulation Tests; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*