ESSENCE-Q: Slavic language versions for developmental screening in young children
Journal
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Stevanovic D
Knez R
Anderluh M
Kodrič J
Petrov P
Hadžagić-Ćatibušić F
Deljković А
Abstract
Purpose: The Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical
Examinations – Questionnaire (ESSENCE-Q) was developed as a brief screener to identify
children with developmental concerns who might have neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
This study aimed to translate the ESSENCE-Q into south Slavic languages, namely, Bosnian,
Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Slovenian, and to evaluate its
psychometric properties for screening purposes in clinical settings.
Patients and methods: In the study, the ESSENCE-Q was completed for 251 “typically devel oping” children and 200 children with 1 or more diagnosed NDDs, all aged 1–6 years. Internal
consistency and construct validity were tested first, followed by generating receiver operating
characteristic curves and the area under the curve. Optimal cutoff values were then explored.
Results: The Cronbach’s α coefficients were 0.91, 0.88, and 0.86 for ESSENCE-Q parent completed form, and the telephone and direct interview forms administered by trained nurse or
specialist, respectively. The 3 versions produced area under the curve values (95% confidence
interval): 0.96 (0.93–0.99), 0.91 (0.86–0.95), and 0.91 (0.86–0.97), respectively. An optimal
cutoff for ESSENCE-Q parent-completed form was found to be $3 points, while for the tele phone and direct interviews, it was $5 points.
Conclusion: We found adequate measurement properties of the south Slavic languages versions
of the ESSENCE-Q as a screener for NDDs in clinical settings. This study provided additional
data supporting sound psychometric properties of the ESSENCE-Q.
Examinations – Questionnaire (ESSENCE-Q) was developed as a brief screener to identify
children with developmental concerns who might have neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).
This study aimed to translate the ESSENCE-Q into south Slavic languages, namely, Bosnian,
Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Slovenian, and to evaluate its
psychometric properties for screening purposes in clinical settings.
Patients and methods: In the study, the ESSENCE-Q was completed for 251 “typically devel oping” children and 200 children with 1 or more diagnosed NDDs, all aged 1–6 years. Internal
consistency and construct validity were tested first, followed by generating receiver operating
characteristic curves and the area under the curve. Optimal cutoff values were then explored.
Results: The Cronbach’s α coefficients were 0.91, 0.88, and 0.86 for ESSENCE-Q parent completed form, and the telephone and direct interview forms administered by trained nurse or
specialist, respectively. The 3 versions produced area under the curve values (95% confidence
interval): 0.96 (0.93–0.99), 0.91 (0.86–0.95), and 0.91 (0.86–0.97), respectively. An optimal
cutoff for ESSENCE-Q parent-completed form was found to be $3 points, while for the tele phone and direct interviews, it was $5 points.
Conclusion: We found adequate measurement properties of the south Slavic languages versions
of the ESSENCE-Q as a screener for NDDs in clinical settings. This study provided additional
data supporting sound psychometric properties of the ESSENCE-Q.
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