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Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age

AIM: This study aimed to develop a concise tool with acceptable predictive properties to identify young children with specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: In this nested case–control study children with SLI attending two special needs schools for severe speech and language difficulties in th...

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Autores principales: Diepeveen, F. Babette, van Dommelen, Paula, Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie, Verkerk, Paul H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30256455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14596
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author Diepeveen, F. Babette
van Dommelen, Paula
Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie
Verkerk, Paul H.
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Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie
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description AIM: This study aimed to develop a concise tool with acceptable predictive properties to identify young children with specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: In this nested case–control study children with SLI attending two special needs schools for severe speech and language difficulties in the Netherlands were matched by date of birth and sex with control children attending mainstream education. This study analysed the predictive validity for having SLI at a mean age of eight years and three months (range 4–11 years) using combinations of six language milestones that were registered at 24, 36 and 45 months and retrieved from the children's healthcare files in 2012. RESULTS: We included 253 pairs of children with and without SLI. During a single visit, combinations of two milestones at one age achieved a specificity of at least 97% and sensitivities ranged from 32% to 64%. However, the concise tool, which combined five milestones at three different ages – 24, 36 and 45 months – had a specificity of 96% (95% confidence interval 94–99%) and a sensitivity of 71% (95% confidence interval 66–77%). CONCLUSION: Combining milestones at different ages provided a concise tool that could help to detect children with SLI at a young age.
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spelling pubmed-62827382018-12-11 Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age Diepeveen, F. Babette van Dommelen, Paula Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie Verkerk, Paul H. Acta Paediatr Regular Articles AIM: This study aimed to develop a concise tool with acceptable predictive properties to identify young children with specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: In this nested case–control study children with SLI attending two special needs schools for severe speech and language difficulties in the Netherlands were matched by date of birth and sex with control children attending mainstream education. This study analysed the predictive validity for having SLI at a mean age of eight years and three months (range 4–11 years) using combinations of six language milestones that were registered at 24, 36 and 45 months and retrieved from the children's healthcare files in 2012. RESULTS: We included 253 pairs of children with and without SLI. During a single visit, combinations of two milestones at one age achieved a specificity of at least 97% and sensitivities ranged from 32% to 64%. However, the concise tool, which combined five milestones at three different ages – 24, 36 and 45 months – had a specificity of 96% (95% confidence interval 94–99%) and a sensitivity of 71% (95% confidence interval 66–77%). CONCLUSION: Combining milestones at different ages provided a concise tool that could help to detect children with SLI at a young age. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-10-17 2018-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6282738/ /pubmed/30256455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14596 Text en ©2018 The Authors. Acta Pædiatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Pædiatrica This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Oudesluys‐Murphy, Anne Marie
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Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title_full Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title_fullStr Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title_full_unstemmed Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title_short Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
title_sort concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24–45 months of age
topic Regular Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30256455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.14596
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