INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Neuromotor Impairments (INDT-NMI) for Primary Care Physician: Development and Validation.

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dc.contributor.authorGulati, Sheffali
dc.contributor.authorAneja, Satinder
dc.contributor.authorJuneja, Monica
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Sharmila
dc.contributor.authorDeshmukh, Vaishali
dc.contributor.authorSilberberg, Donald
dc.contributor.authorBhutani, Vinod K
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Jennifer M
dc.contributor.authorDurkin, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorTudu, Poma
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Ravindra M
dc.contributor.authorNair, M K C
dc.contributor.authorArora, Narendra K
dc.contributor.otherINCLEN Study Groupen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-21T09:31:42Z
dc.date.available2016-01-21T09:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To develop and validate a diagnostic tool for use by primary care physicians for diagnosing neuro-motor impairment among 2-9 year old children in primary care settings. Study design: Modified Delphi technique involving national (n=49) and international (n=6) experts was used for development of INDT-NMI. The tool was then validated through a cross sectional study. Setting: Neurology specialty clinics of three tertiary care pediatric centers in New Delhi, India. Participants: 454 children aged 2-9 years [mean (SD) age: 60.4 (23.7) mo], selected through systematic random sampling, underwent assessment for identification and classification of neuromotor impairments (NMI). Intervention: All study subjects were first administered INDTNMI (candidate test) by a trained physician followed by expert assessment for NMI and other neurodevelopment disorders (NDD) by team of two pediatric neurologists (Gold standard). Results: According to expert evaluation, 171 (37.8%) children had neuromotor impairments. There were four categories of subjects: NMI alone (n=66); NMI+other NDDs (n=105); Other NDDs without NMI (n=225) and ‘Normal’ group (n=58). Using expert evaluation as gold standard, overall sensitivity of the INDTNMI was 75.4% and specificity was 86.8%. INDT-NMI helped graduate physicians to correctly classify 86.6% (112/129) children with NMI into different types (cerebral palsy, neuromotor diseases and other NMI). Graduate physicians assigned 40 children (8.8%) as ‘indeterminate’, 38 (95%) of whom had either NDD and/or NMI and thus merited referral. Misclassification of NMI occurred in those with mild changes in muscle tone, dystonia, or ataxia and associated NDDs. Conclusion: Graduate primary care physicians with a structured short training can administer the new tool and diagnose NMI in 2-9 year old children with high validity. INDT-NMI requires further evaluation in actual primary care settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGulati Sheffali, Aneja Satinder, Juneja Monica, Mukherjee Sharmila, Deshmukh Vaishali, Silberberg Donald, Bhutani Vinod K, Pinto Jennifer M, Durkin Maureen, Tudu Poma, Pandey Ravindra M, Nair M K C, Arora Narendra K. INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Neuromotor Impairments (INDT-NMI) for Primary Care Physician: Development and Validation. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 Aug; 51(8): 613-619.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170720
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianpediatrics.net/aug2014/aug-613-619.htmen_US
dc.subjectCerebral palsyen_US
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectNeuromuscular disordersen_US
dc.subjectResource constrained environmentsen_US
dc.titleINCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Neuromotor Impairments (INDT-NMI) for Primary Care Physician: Development and Validation.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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