Abstract
Importance Developmental delays and disabilities are common in children. Research has indicated that intervention during the early years of a child's life has a positive effect on cognitive development, social skills and behavior, and subsequent school performance. Objective To determine whether a computerized clinical decision support system is an effective approach to improve standardized developmental surveillance and screening (DSS) within primary care practices. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cluster randomized clinical trial performed in 4 pediatric clinics from June 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012, children younger than 66 months seen for primary care were studied. Interventions We compared surveillance and screening practices after adding a DSS module to an existing computer decision support system. Main Outcomes and Measures The rates at which childrenwere screened for developmental delay. Results Medical records were reviewed for 360 children (180 each in the intervention and control groups) to compare rates of developmental screening at the 9-, 18-, or 30-month well-child care visits. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients screened with a standardized screening tool (85.0%vs 24.4%, P.001). An additional 120 records (60 each in the intervention and control groups) were reviewed to examine surveillance rates at visits outside the screening windows. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients whose parents were assessed for concerns about their child's development (71.7%vs 41.7%, P = .04). Conclusions and Relevance Using a computerized clinical decision support system to automate the screening of children for developmental delay significantly increased the numbers of children screened at 9, 18, and 30 months of age. It also significantly improved surveillance at other visits. Moreover, it increased the number of children who ultimately were diagnosed as having developmental delay and who were referred for timely services at an earlier age. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01351077.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 815-821 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | JAMA Pediatrics |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2014 |
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- Medicine(all)
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Use of a computerized decision aid for developmental surveillance and screening : A randomized clinical trial. / Carroll, Aaron; Bauer, Nerissa; Dugan, Tamara M.; Anand, Vibha; Saha, Chandan; Downs, Stephen.
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T1 - Use of a computerized decision aid for developmental surveillance and screening
T2 - A randomized clinical trial
AU - Carroll, Aaron
AU - Bauer, Nerissa
AU - Dugan, Tamara M.
AU - Anand, Vibha
AU - Saha, Chandan
AU - Downs, Stephen
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - Importance Developmental delays and disabilities are common in children. Research has indicated that intervention during the early years of a child's life has a positive effect on cognitive development, social skills and behavior, and subsequent school performance. Objective To determine whether a computerized clinical decision support system is an effective approach to improve standardized developmental surveillance and screening (DSS) within primary care practices. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cluster randomized clinical trial performed in 4 pediatric clinics from June 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012, children younger than 66 months seen for primary care were studied. Interventions We compared surveillance and screening practices after adding a DSS module to an existing computer decision support system. Main Outcomes and Measures The rates at which childrenwere screened for developmental delay. Results Medical records were reviewed for 360 children (180 each in the intervention and control groups) to compare rates of developmental screening at the 9-, 18-, or 30-month well-child care visits. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients screened with a standardized screening tool (85.0%vs 24.4%, P.001). An additional 120 records (60 each in the intervention and control groups) were reviewed to examine surveillance rates at visits outside the screening windows. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients whose parents were assessed for concerns about their child's development (71.7%vs 41.7%, P = .04). Conclusions and Relevance Using a computerized clinical decision support system to automate the screening of children for developmental delay significantly increased the numbers of children screened at 9, 18, and 30 months of age. It also significantly improved surveillance at other visits. Moreover, it increased the number of children who ultimately were diagnosed as having developmental delay and who were referred for timely services at an earlier age. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01351077.
AB - Importance Developmental delays and disabilities are common in children. Research has indicated that intervention during the early years of a child's life has a positive effect on cognitive development, social skills and behavior, and subsequent school performance. Objective To determine whether a computerized clinical decision support system is an effective approach to improve standardized developmental surveillance and screening (DSS) within primary care practices. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cluster randomized clinical trial performed in 4 pediatric clinics from June 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012, children younger than 66 months seen for primary care were studied. Interventions We compared surveillance and screening practices after adding a DSS module to an existing computer decision support system. Main Outcomes and Measures The rates at which childrenwere screened for developmental delay. Results Medical records were reviewed for 360 children (180 each in the intervention and control groups) to compare rates of developmental screening at the 9-, 18-, or 30-month well-child care visits. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients screened with a standardized screening tool (85.0%vs 24.4%, P.001). An additional 120 records (60 each in the intervention and control groups) were reviewed to examine surveillance rates at visits outside the screening windows. The DSS module led to a significant increase in the percentage of patients whose parents were assessed for concerns about their child's development (71.7%vs 41.7%, P = .04). Conclusions and Relevance Using a computerized clinical decision support system to automate the screening of children for developmental delay significantly increased the numbers of children screened at 9, 18, and 30 months of age. It also significantly improved surveillance at other visits. Moreover, it increased the number of children who ultimately were diagnosed as having developmental delay and who were referred for timely services at an earlier age. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01351077.
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U2 - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.464
DO - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.464
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SP - 815
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JO - JAMA Pediatrics
JF - JAMA Pediatrics
SN - 2168-6203
IS - 9
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