title: Developmental Screening Among Children Born Preterm in a High-Risk Follow-Up Clinic.
abstract: The psychometric properties of two formats of developmental screening tools that may be used in follow-up clinics providing primary care to children born preterm are presented.
  
  
  
  28 children born extremely preterm (<27 weeks) attending a high-risk clinic at the time of their 18-24 month visit were administered the Child Development Review, Brigance Early Head Start Screen II, and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition.
  
  
  
  Both screeners identified the majority of the sample as at-risk. The Brigance Screen II more accurately identified children at-risk compared with the Child Developmental Review (sensitivity: 1.00 and 0.44; specificity: 0.60 and 0.80; positive predictive value: 79% and 80%; negative predictive value: 100% and 44%, respectively).
  
  
  
  Screening assessments using direct skills assessment may be an efficient and effective method of identifying children with developmental delays, particularly high-frequency but lower severity difficulties, in high-risk follow-up care settings.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Allison.dempsey@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Allison G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.affiliation: University of Houston.
authors.forename: Catherine W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Abrahamson
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and.
authors.forename: Milena A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Keller-Margulis
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012306:Risk; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: developmental disabilities; low birthweight; neonatology; prematurity