Measuring neurodevelopment in low-resource settings.
Measuring neurodevelopment in low-resource settings.
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10.1016/s2352-4642(17)30117-7
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2017-12
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Newton CR
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Gladstone M;Abubakar A;Idro R;Langfitt J;Newton CR
Comment www. thelancet. com/child-adolescent Vol 1 December 2017 259 understanding of the use of these outcome measures in multicentre cohort studies. Tools that measure all areas of the ICF framework, are pertinent to local settings, and allow comparison across settings are needed. Such tools will allow researchers to study more robustly the effect of interventions that might treat, support, or prevent an ever-increasing number of children surviving from premature birth, asphyxia, neonatal sepsis, meningitis, and emerging viral infections (eg, congenital Zika virus infection and encephalitis) but who are not thriving.As we move forward in the new millennium, this shift in focus necessitates an increase in capacity to share expertise and collaborate across diverse global settings, not just within the world of early child development, but more broadly within the framework of disability and the ICF. We propose that the framework of measurement should be consistent to support metaanalysis across settings, but this consistency should be balanced with ensuring that all tools are culturally appropriate and contextually relevant to ensure validity. Without expertise, funding, and capacity building in allied areas (psychology, neuroscience, mental health, therapy-based specialities, education, and social sciences), the agenda, ideas, and ways to progress will be restricted. Finally, the disability agendas need to continue to be connected with views from families and stakeholders, to enable meaningful progression in the future.