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ArticleBMC primary care2025

Psychometric properties of the rapid neurodevelopmental assessment in detecting social-emotional problems during routine child developmental monitoring in primary healthcare.

Tia Campbell, Dianne C Shanley, Marjad Page, Theresa McDonald, Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck, Megan Hess, Jodie Watney, Erinn Hawkins

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Tia CampbellSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia. tia.campbell@griffithuni.edu.au.
Dianne C ShanleySchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Marjad PageKambu Health, Ipswich, Australia.
Theresa McDonaldNorth West Hospital and Health Service, Mount Isa, Australia.
Melanie Zimmer-GembeckSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Megan HessSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Jodie WatneySchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Erinn HawkinsSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.

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Australian Government Department of Health, Drug and Alcohol Program H1617G038
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backgroundThe global prevalence of social-emotional problems in children and adolescents is nearly double in First Nations populations compared to non-First Nations populations, highlighting health inequities due to the impact of colonisation. Addressing this requires culturally responsive social-emotional screening in primary healthcare, enhanced by a simple, psychometrically sound tool. The Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment (RNDA) is user-friendly, incorporates child observations and parental input, and can be used by primary healthcare providers. This study evaluated the RNDA's performance in screening social-emotional problems during routine health checks with First Nations children.

methodsWorking with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Australia, children (60% male, 92% identifying as First Nations) aged 3 to 16 years (M = 8.40, SD = 3.33) and a caregiver participated in this study as part of a health check. The convergence with, and accuracy of, children's scores derived from single-item measures of seven social-emotional problems on the RNDA was compared to their corresponding multi-item scores from the parent-report Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Edition (BASC-3).

resultsEach of the single-item measures on the RNDA were significantly correlated with the corresponding multi-item construct on the BASC-3, except for anxiety. The total accuracy of the RNDA relative to the BASC-3 was 58 to 81%, with high sensitivity for four of the seven items: hyperactivity (90%), attention problems (87%), externalising problems (82%) and behaviour symptoms index (88%). Sensitivity of the remaining items ranged from 14 to 71% and specificity ranged from 29 to 88%. The measure showed an average positive predictive value of 50% and negative predictive value of 75%.

conclusionsThe single-item measures within the RNDA's behaviour domain showed good convergent validity relative to the BASC-3. Most items had acceptable accuracy, comparable with similar screening measures. These findings further support the RNDA's integration into First Nations child health checks, allowing for a rapid, holistic assessment of child development to improve health equity.

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Neurodevelopmental DisordersAdolescentAustraliaChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePrimary Health CarePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsAdolescentsChildrenFirst NationsHealthcarePrimaryPsychometricRNDAScreeningSocial-emotional problems

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PMID40217187
PMCPMC11987427

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