Screening for developmental delay in primary care settings: Review of current practices and recommendation for improvement.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Kollisetti Divya Sree
- Enrollment
- 68
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- ii ) To measure most commonly used developmental
Overview
Brief Summary
There is evidence that “Early identification of developmental delay and early intervention leads to improved developmental outcome.†Studies show significant savings from early interventions, up to $18,000 per child for decreased criminality in adulthood [15]. This survey aims to assess primary care physicians’ awareness of developmental screening tools and current practices for screening and referrals. It can improve awareness and encourage better practices for developmental delay detection, patient referral, early intervention, and follow-up for high-risk children.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 3.00 Month(s) to 5.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Primary care physicians who provide care to healthy children as well as at risk children under 0-5 years.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Tertiary care hospitals, Neonatal facility with developmental follow-up clinic.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
ii ) To measure most commonly used developmental
Time Frame: 1.5 years
i) To measure proportion of doctors using developmental
Time Frame: 1.5 years
screening tools in their practice.
Time Frame: 1.5 years
screening tool in their practice.
Time Frame: 1.5 years
Secondary Outcomes
- i ) To assess physician perceptive of barriers for screening(ii ) To assess physicians perceptive of recommendations for)
Investigators
KOLLISETTI DIVYA SREE
Rainbow Childrens Hospital