The baby retraction reaction evaluation in pediatric diseases: a validity study

The evaluation of the withdrawal reaction in small children using a standardized instrument should take into account the child's psychopatologic context and its child's development moment. We present the BADS questionnaire validation by its application in 35 children aged 0 to 2 years-old...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2002-12, Vol.60 (4), p.971
Main Authors: Assumpção, Jr, Francisco Baptista, Assumpção, Tatiana Malheiros
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Development
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychomotor Performance
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The evaluation of the withdrawal reaction in small children using a standardized instrument should take into account the child's psychopatologic context and its child's development moment. We present the BADS questionnaire validation by its application in 35 children aged 0 to 2 years-old with pediatric diseases, coming from Santa Casa de São Paulo. The results were compared with those of 90 normal children who were evaluated in a previous study of the same author. The test used was the independent t test, with mean scores of 5.90 +/- 2.57 for normal children and 6.37 +/- 4.83 for sick children, with p= 0,651 and significance level of 5%. Thus, it was observed that the withdrawal reaction in sick children is not significantly different for that for normal children. With these results, the scale shows its importance as a screening instrument.
ISSN:0004-282X