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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1481442
This article is part of the Research Topic Interdisciplinary Approaches to Address Health Disparities for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Underserved Communities View all 7 articles
GRIFFITHS III MENTAL DEVELOPMENT SCALE FOR CHILDREN -NORMALIZATION FOR THE BRAZILIAN POPULATION
Provisionally accepted
Amanda Tragueta Ferreira-Vasques 1*
Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha 1*
Elizabeth Green 2
Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica 1- 1 University of São Paulo, Bauru, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
- 2 Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Child development must be carefully evaluated, requiring assessment instruments to assess different areas of development. Griffiths III Mental Development Scale (GMDS-III) is used to assess different areas of development in children. This study normalized GMDS-III for the Brazilian population from 0 to 72 months. 445 typically developing children from 0 to 72 months, divided into eight groups (from 0 to 6 months; 7 to 12 months; 13 to 18 months; 19 to 24 months; 25 to 36 months; 37 to 48 months; 49 to 60 months; 61 to 72 months) participated. Their tutors answered the anamnesis protocol. Denver II Developmental Screening Test and GMDS-III were applied. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney Test and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Normalization followed the criteria of the original scale. There was a direct and statistically significant correlation between maternal schooling and socioeconomic status; a direct correlation in the performance between the subscales. The normalization table of GMDS-III with the developmental age of children from 0 to 72 months was elaborated through linear progression, calculated using a specific formula.The data collected for the Brazilian population from 0 to 72 months were normalized, following the guidelines and norms of the original GMDS-III.
Keywords: Child Development, Child, cross-cultural comparison, Neurosciences, Protocols
Received: 15 Aug 2024; Accepted: 22 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Amanda Tragueta Ferreira-Vasques, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Bauru, 17012-901, São Paulo, Brazil
Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Bauru, 17012-901, São Paulo, Brazil
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