Introduction Research indicates that parents often raise concerns regarding their child’s development prior to physician recognition of the problem1 Parent-reported screening tools can bridge the communication gap between health professionals and parents Parental scoring did not significantly correlate with healthcare professionals2 This discrepancy may stem from training on scoring and administration of the screening tool
Objective This study investigated the effect of an informational training video (ITV) on changing parental scoring of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, 3rd edition (ASQ-3)
Outcome Measure: ASQ-3 Standardized developmental screening tool used to test children aged 1-66 months via 21 questionnaires. Test items are organized into five developmental domains Selected for extensive psychometric properties3 Utilized the 36-month, 42-month, 48-month, 54-month and 60-month ASQ-3 Questionnaires. Converted questionnaires into Google Forms for easy administration
Participants 13 parents of preschool-aged children recruited from Lasting Impressions Child care Center in St.Paul, MN and through social media posts on Facebook and Instagram Children ranged from age 34 months, 16 days to 66 months
Methods After parents indicated interest in participation, an email allowed them to access the first Google form comprised of consent, demographic information, and the age appropriate ASQ-3 Two weeks after first submission, participants received a second email with instructions to watch the six-minute ITV and fill out the second ASQ-3 The ITV included a brief overview of domains and instruction of item administration and scoring
Results Data was analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test to determine a change in scoring after viewing the ITV Results demonstrated significance across four of five domains with Problem Solving the only nonsignificant domain, possibly due to collection error resulting in smaller N or parental influence
Conclusion Evidence suggests watching a training video on ASQ-3 administration changes parental scoring of their child’s performance on tested items Post-video training change in scores may demonstrate a change in parental knowledge of precision scoring
Clinical Relevance Using the ASQ-3 tool may augment parental contributions to the developmental surveillance and screening process This could impact not only the accuracy of scoring the ASQ – 3, but also on the physician’s willingness to incorporate parent feedback in decisions on referral to early interventio
