Ages and Stages Questionnaire used to measure cognitive deficit in children born extremely preterm.
OBJECTIVE
To validate the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and to measure average cognitive deficit in children born extremely preterm.


METHODS
Parents of 30 term children aged 36-42 mo completed the ASQ and the children underwent the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence--Revised. In a second study, the ASQ was obtained in 22 children born extremely preterm and 19 term children at the age of 35-44 mo.


RESULTS
The overall ASQ score correlated significantly with IQ (p=0.007). The children born extremely preterm had an ASQ score of -1.06 SD below the score of the term children (p=0.048).


CONCLUSIONS
The ASQ identified a developmental deficit of the expected magnitude.
Klamer
Anja
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The Department of Neonatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. anja.klamer@rh.dk
Lando
Ane
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Pinborg
Anja
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Greisen
Gorm
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D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*