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D Bricker

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PubMed1997

Revision of a parent-completed development screening tool: Ages and Stages Questionnaires.

Examined the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), a series of 11 developmental questionnaires designed to be completed by parents and caregivers of young children from 4 to 48 months of age. The ASQ were recently revised and additional psychometric data were gathered. Analyses on over 7,000 questionnaires indicated high test-retest reliability, interobserver reliability, and internal consistency. Concurrent validity using standardized measures yielded on overall agreement of 85%, with a range of 76-91%. Specificity was high across questionnaire intervals while sensitivity was lower and varied across intervals. Use of parent-completed screening tools such as the ASQ is attractive in terms of cost-effectiveness, parental involvement, and flexibility in administration procedures.

Case-Control Studies↗
PubMed1994

Activity-based intervention and direct instruction: a comparison study.

An alternating treatments design was used to compare the effectiveness of two intervention procedures--direct instruction and activity-based instruction--on the acquisition and generalization of object names by preschool-age children with developmental delays or who were at-risk for such delays. Subjects were given a pretest to determine unknown object names. A systematic alternation of treatments was subsequently provided by trained interventionists. After a baseline period of 1 week, two 15-minute treatment sessions employing activity-based intervention and direct instruction were followed by a 15-minute free-play generalization session, 3 days a week, for 6 weeks. A return to baseline phase was then conducted for 1 week. Structured generalization probes were also administered throughout treatment and 4 weeks after the study ended. Results indicated differential effects for both treatments.

Attention↗
PubMed1985

Mersilene ribbon closure of the median sternotomy: an improvement over wire closure.

With the increased utilization of median sternotomy in thoracic surgery, some difficulties have arisen with closure of the sternum. This article presents a simple, easy-to-perform method of sternal closure utilizing reinforcement of the sternal halves with a material that is less likely to cut through the sternum and that is readily available.

Cardiac Surgical Procedures↗