A study on the applicability of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire among low- and higher-educated adolescents.

Aim: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire self-report (SDQ-SR) is a valid instrument for detection of emotional and behavioral problems. The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties of the SDQ-SR for low and higher educated adolescents, and to explore its suitability.

Methods: We included 426 adolescents.

Computerized adaptive testing to screen pre-school children for emotional and behavioral problems.

Questionnaires to detect emotional and behavioral (EB) problems in preventive child healthcare (PCH) should be short; this potentially affects their validity and reliability. Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) could overcome this weakness. The aim of this study was to (1) develop a CAT to measure EB problems among pre-school children and (2) assess the efficiency and validity of this CAT.

Developmental monitoring: benefits of a preventive health care system.

Unlabelled: This study aims to assess the identification rates in a developmental monitoring system (i.e., preventive child healthcare, PCH system) regarding identification of emotional, behavioral (EB) problems, cognitive developmental and family problems in children, and the contribution of such a system to referral to (specialized) mental health and social care services.

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Parent Form: Dutch norms and validity.

Objective: This study provides Dutch national norms for the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for children aged 3-14 years, and assesses the test performance of the SDQ Total Difficulties Scale (TDS) and impairment Scale. We further compared Dutch SDQ norms with those of the United Kingdom (UK), to determine potential variation in country-specific norms.

Study Design: We analyzed data of 3384 children aged 3 to 14 years.

Computerized adaptive testing to screen children for emotional and behavioral problems by preventive child healthcare.

Background: Questionnaires to detect emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in Preventive Child Healthcare (PCH) should be short which potentially affects validity and reliability. Simulation studies have shown that Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) could overcome these weaknesses. We studied the applicability (using the measures participation rate, satisfaction, and efficiency) and the validity of CAT in routine PCH practice.

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Self-Report: A Valid Instrument for the Identification of Emotional and Behavioral Problems.

Objective: Validated questionnaires help community pediatric services to identify emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs). This study assesses the psychometric properties of the self-report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for the identification of EBPs in adolescents (13 to 14years old) and the added value of the SDQ parent-form version.

Methods: We obtained data on 500 adolescents (mean age 13.

Triage in preventive child healthcare: a prospective cohort study of care use and referral rates for children at risk.

Objectives: A novel triage approach to routine assessments was introduced to improve the efficiency of Preventive Child Healthcare (PCH): PCH assistants carried out pre-assessments of all children and sent the children with suspected health problems to follow-up assessments conducted by a physician or nurse. This two-step approach differed from the usual approach, in which physicians or nurses assessed all children. This study was aimed to examine the impact of triage and task shifting on care for children at risk identified by PCH or parents and schools.

Emotional and behavioural problems in young children with divorced parents.

Background: This study examines the link between divorce or separation and emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) in children aged 2-4 years.

Methods: We obtained cross-sectional data for a nationally representative Dutch sample of children aged 2-4 years within the setting of the national system of routine visits to well-child clinics. A total of 2600 children participated (response rate: 70%).

Comparing three short questionnaires to detect psychosocial problems among 3 to 4-year olds.

Background: Validated questionnaires help community pediatric services to identify psychosocial problems. Our aim was to assess which of three short questionnaires was most suitable for this identification among pre-school children.

Methods: We included 1,650 children (response 64 %) aged 3-4 years undergoing routine well-child health assessments in 18 services across the Netherlands.

Punishment and reward in parental discipline for children aged 5 to 6 years: prevalence and groups at risk.

Objective: In this study we examined the use and predictors of different discipline practices by parents of children aged 5 to 6 years.

Methods: We obtained cross-sectional data for a nationally representative Dutch sample of children aged 5 to 6 years within the setting of routine well-child visits provided to the entire population. A total of 1630 children participated (response rate, 84%).

Three questionnaires to detect psychosocial problems in toddlers: a comparison of the BITSEA, ASQ:SE, and KIPPPI.

Objective: Validated questionnaires can improve the identification of psychosocial problems in community pediatric services. Our aim was to assess which of 3 short questionnaires-the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE), and the KIPPPI (Brief Instrument Psychological and Pedagogical Problem Inventory)-was most suitable as a routine screening tool for identification among toddlers.

Methods: We included 2106 parents (response rate 81%) of children aged 6, 14, or 24 months at routine well-child visits in 18 services across the Netherlands.

Ethnicity, educational level and attitudes contribute to parental intentions about genetic testing for child obesity.

The objective of this paper is to assess parental beliefs and intentions about genetic testing for their children in a multi-ethnic population with the aim of acquiring information to guide interventions for obesity prevention and management. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in parents of native Dutch children and children from a large minority population (Turks) selected from Youth Health Care registries. The age range of the children was 5-11 years.

Characteristics of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire in preschool children.

Objectives: Validated questionnaires help the preventive child healthcare (PCH) system to identify psychosocial problems. This study assesses the psychometric properties and added value of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for the identification of psychosocial problems among preschool-aged children by PCH.

Methods: We included 839 children (response 66%) 3 to 4 years of age undergoing routine health assessments in 18 PCH services across the Netherlands.

Work experience and style explain variation among pediatricians in the detection of children with psychosocial problems.

Objective: To assess whether variation in the proportion of children identified as having psychosocial problems by individual preventive pediatricians can be explained by pediatrician characteristics, over and above variations in the mix of children. Furthermore, to assess whether the characteristics of preventive pediatricians were related to the quality of problem identification.

Methods: We used data from approximately 3070 children ages 5 to 6 years who were assessed during a routine well-child visit by a preventive pediatrician in the Netherlands (response rate 85.

Early detection of psychosocial problems in children aged 5 to 6 years by preventive child healthcare: has it improved?

Objective: To assess whether the quality of identification of psychosocial problems by preventive child healthcare professionals (CHPs) in children aged 5-6 years has improved after a series of nationwide interventions.

Study Design: We analyzed data about 8440 children aged 5-6 years who were assessed during routine well-child visits by CHPs (response rates, 85%-90%). Of these children, 4339 were assessed before the interventions.