Bayley Scales of Infant Development Screening Test-Gross Motor Subtest

• DOI: 10.1097/pep.0b013e31823d8ba0
• Publication Date: 2011-12-29T06:30:19Z
• Authors: Barbara J. Jackson; Howard Needelman; Holly Roberts; Sandy Willet; Carol McMorris
• Keywords: Male; Health Services Needs and Demand; Infant Welfare; Infant, Newborn; Infant; Neuropsychological Tests; Pediatrics; 3. Good health; Disability Evaluation; Child Development; Logistic Models; Neonatal Screening; Motor Skills; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk Factors; Child, Preschool; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Early Intervention, Educational; Humans; Female; Retrospective Studies

To identify the efficacy of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (BSID-III), Screening Test-Gross Motor Subtest (GMS) in identifying infants who are accepted for early intervention services.This retrospective study included 93 infants with a neonatal intensive care experience who participated in a 6-month developmental assessment follow-up visit. All infants were examined using the BSID-III Screening Test-GMS and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. A binary logical regression analysis was used to determine the best predictors of acceptance status in this sample.The BSID-III Screening Test-GMS accounted for a significant portion of the variance in acceptance status.The results suggest that the BSID-III Screening Test-GMS has great applicability for transdisciplinary/interdisciplinary teams as it effectively identified children who were eligible for early intervention.