Parents as key actors to screen early childhood development disorders: Validation of a culturally sensitive, parent-administered screening instrument using Delphi technique
The cultural congruence with the Tamil population, focus on concerning signs of developmental delay, and the inclusion of a few primitive reflexes perceived by the expert panel as safe to be used by the parents/caregivers enhances the practical application of the instrument, in the early detection of ECDD.
Authors
- S. Shrisruthi
- Manikumar Muthiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-7479)
- Prakash Muthuperumal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0672-1103)
- J R Abishek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-7552)
- M. Manoharan
- Vadivelan Kanniappan
Institutions
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1740_24
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00