A study to validate the Ten-Question-Questionnaire + for the detection of moderate to severe neurological disabilities in older Bangladeshi children.
Disabil Rehabil
; 45(12): 2031-2037, 2023 06.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Our study validated the Ten Question Questionnaire (TQQ+) for Bangladeshi children between 10 and 16 years. The TQQ + is a rapid screening tool for disability and was previously validated in children below 9 years of age. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study was carried out in Chattogram, Bangladesh. One hundred children aged 10-16 years, 10 with mild or moderate disabilities, 40 with severe disabilities, and 50 children without a disability were identified. Children with disability (n = 50) had previously undergone Wechsler Intelligence Scale-Revised (WISC-R) assessments by psychologists as a reference standard. Each child was evaluated using Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment (RNDA) by physicians and TQQ + was administered by researchers. Sensitivities and specificities of TQQ + were evaluated in comparison with RNDA and WISC-R.RESULTS:
The sensitivity of TQQ + was 98% in comparison with either RNDA or WISC-R. The specificity of TQQ was 76.5% compared with RNDA and 78% with WISC-R. TQQ + successfully picked up cognitive (98%) and motor (75%) disabilities as well as behavioural problems (88.9%). Specificity was good to excellent in all other domains. Logistic regression showed that TQQ + could reliably predict disability by RNDA and WISC-R. The area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC) curve was 0.88 which denoted good diagnostic accuracy of the questionnaire.CONCLUSION:
The TQQ + is valid for screening disabilities in 10-16 year old Bangladeshi children.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONIf children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are screened early, the benefit of intervention will be greater.TQQ + is an easy to administer and low-cost tool that has been validated internationally.The TQQ + is now validated and can be used for children aged 10 to 16 years in Bangladesh.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Intelligence Tests
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Aged
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Disabil Rehabil
Journal subject:
REABILITACAO
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bangladesh