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Modifying a language screening tool for three-year-old children identified severe language disorders six months earlier
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2019 (English)In: Acta Paediatrica, ISSN 0803-5253, E-ISSN 1651-2227, Vol. 108, no 9, p. 1642-1648Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Aim: We examined if routine Swedish language screening for developmental language disorder (DLD) carried out at three years of age could be performed as effectively six months earlier. Methods: This study observed 105 monolingual Swedish-speaking children (53% boys) aged 29-31 months at three Swedish child health centres. We compared their ability to combine three words, as per the existing protocol, and two words. They also underwent a comprehension task. Speech and language pathologists clinically assessed the children for DLD and their results were compared with the nurse-led screening. Results: The results for the three-word and two-word criterion were the following: sensitivity (100% versus 91%) specificity (81% versus 91%), positive predictive (38% versus 56%) and negative predictive value (100% versus 99%). The three-word criterion identified 29 children with possible DLD, including 11 cases later confirmed, and the two-word criterion identified 18 possible cases, including 10 confirmed cases. DLD was overrepresented in the 10% of children who did not cooperate with the nurse-led screening. Conclusion: Changing the required word combinations from three to two words worked well. The three-word test identified one extra confirmed case, but resulted in 10 more false positives. Lack of cooperation during screening constituted an increased risk for DLD. 

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Wiley , 2019. Vol. 108, no 9, p. 1642-1648
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LANGUAGE disorders, CHILDREN, Childhealth care, Developmental language disorder, Language screening, Monolingual children, Word production
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-30570DOI: 10.1111/apa.14790ISI: 000479320100015PubMedID: 30896050Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85064834688OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-30570DiVA, id: diva2:1345303
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Uppsala UniversityUppsala County Council Grants for Healthcare researchGillbergska FoundationClas Groschinsky FoundationQueen Silvia’s Jubilee Fund.

Available from: 2019-08-23 Created: 2019-08-23 Last updated: 2021-04-14Bibliographically approved

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