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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Bridging medicine and education for global developmental delay: a cluster sampling study on screening, diagnosis, and intervention in preschool children.

Yiyi Zhang, Lan Zhang

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Yiyi ZhangChengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Lan ZhangChengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

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Background: Global developmental delay (GDD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in preschool children. Early screening and integrated intervention are critical for optimal neurodevelopment, yet robust evidence remains limited. Methods: A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted included 3,216 children aged 3-6 years for three-level GDD screening. Thirty children with confirmed GDD [defined as total General Quotient <70 on the Chinese version of the Griffiths Mental Development Scales (GDS-C)] were allocated to receive 6-month medical-educational integrated intervention or conventional training (exploratory pilot trial); both the overall General Quotient and domain-specific subscale developmental quotients (DQ) were evaluated via GDS-C. Results: The prevalence of GDD was 1.3%, with higher rates in boys and suburban areas. The integrated intervention group showed significantly greater DQ improvements in social, language, eye-hand coordination, visual performance, and practical reasoning domains (all Conclusion: A comprehensive multi-component intervention program, encompassing integrated medical-educational components, structured parent training, and home-based intervention measures, yielded preliminary short-term developmental benefits compared with single institutional rehabilitation.

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Developmental DisabilitiesEarly Intervention, EducationalMass ScreeningChildChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisFemaleHumansMaledevelopmental quotientearly interventionglobal developmental delaymedical-educational integrationpreschool childrenscreening and diagnosis

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PMID42656501
PMCPMC13506525

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