Screening of Neurodevelopmental Delays in Four Communities of Mexico and Cuba
Por:
Guadarrama-Celaya F., Otero-Ojeda G.A., Pliego-Rivero, FB, Porcayo-Mercado, MD, Ricardo-Garcell J., Perez-Abalo, MC
Publicada:
1 mar 2012
Resumen:
Objective: Nursing personnel applied a computerized evaluation instrument, Neuropediatric Development (NPED), and compared the prevalence of deviations from normal neurodevelopment in four communities of two Latin American countries, Mexico and Cuba. At the same time the feasibility of introducing this tool into Mexican local health centers was assessed. Design and Sample: The NPED screening tool was applied to 400 children 1-60 months old from two suburban and one urban communities of Mexico and one urban community of Cuba. Measures: The NPED instrument was developed at the Neurosciences Centre of Cuba (Santos, & Perez-Abalo, 2011; Santos, Perez-Abalo, & Alvarez, 2007), and explores three neurodevelopmental areas: language/communication, psychomotor, and sensory maturation (hearing/vision). Results: Global (21.5%), language (16.5%), psychomotor (5.8%), and sensory (vision/audition; 2.3%/7%) failures were observed. Among Mexican communities, apart from the hearing test in which the urb
Filiaciones:
Guadarrama-Celaya F.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Toluca, Estado De Mexic, Mexico
Otero-Ojeda G.A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Toluca, Estado De Mexic, Mexico
Pliego-Rivero, FB:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Toluca, Estado De Mexic, Mexico
Porcayo-Mercado, MD:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias Conducta, Toluca, Estado De Mexic, Mexico
Ricardo-Garcell J.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Toluca, Estado De Mexic, Mexico
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