Case-control accuracy study for TOY8 digital developmental screening tool for detecting delays among children aged 3–5 years
TOY8, the first digital developmental screening tool validated in Malaysia, demonstrated good accuracy, particularly in domains predictive of school readiness. Its brevity, ease of use, and strong parental acceptability support its feasibility for community and preschool settings. TOY8 offers a scalable solution for early detection in resource-limited contexts, directly advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 on health and well-being, and SDG 10 on reducing inequalities by improving access to developmental screening in underserved populations.
Authors
- Amar–Singh HSS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7426-1551)
- Z.K. Low
- Teck‐Hock Toh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-4855)
- Sheamini Sivasampu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-6048)
- Jeffrey Soon-Yit Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6984-3861)
- Yvonne Xinyi Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-2779)
- W.-Y. T. Chan
- Wai Ki Law
- Shern L. Chew
- Kamilah Dahian
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- Sibu Hospital (MY)
- Education and Early Childhood Development (CA)
- National Cancer Council Malaysia (MY)
- SEGi University (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1706162
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00