TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity test of pre-screening developmental questionnaire (PDQ) and mother and child health (MCH) handbook for determining children’s readiness to enter elementary school
AU - Widianti, Nurani
AU - Suryawan, Ahmad
AU - Irmawati, Mira
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Sanglah General Hospital. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: Many experts have tried to invent appropriate measures for deciding children’s school readiness, one of which is the Nijmeegse Schoolbekwaamheids Test (NST). Unfortunately, it conveys several troubles such as being time-consuming, expensive, and uncomfortable for children. Meanwhile, the majority of parents have been accustomed to the pre-screening developmental questionnaire (PDQ) and mother and child health (MCH) handbook to monitor their children’s development. The present study aimed to examine the PDQ and MCH handbook’s validity for determining children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Methods: The study used a descriptive-observational research approach with a cross-sectional research design conducted from March to May 2022. Data were obtained from the completed PDQ, MCH handbook, and NST forms. The data were analyzed using the Chi-squared test to contrast the results of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value between variables to reveal whether the PDQ and MCH handbook were valid to be used besides the NST. Results: There was a relationship between children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on PDQ and NST (p < .05) and the MCH handbook and NST (p < .05). The sensitivity of children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on PDQ was 96.2% with the specificity of 50%, the positive predictive value of 96.2%, and the negative predictive value of 50%. Moreover, the sensitivity of children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on the MCH handbook was 80% with a specificity of 75%, a positive predictive value of 97.7%, and a negative predictive value of 23.1%. Conclusion: The PDQ and MCH handbook can help Indonesian parents define their children’s readiness to enter elementary school as it is more reachable and applicable.
AB - Introduction: Many experts have tried to invent appropriate measures for deciding children’s school readiness, one of which is the Nijmeegse Schoolbekwaamheids Test (NST). Unfortunately, it conveys several troubles such as being time-consuming, expensive, and uncomfortable for children. Meanwhile, the majority of parents have been accustomed to the pre-screening developmental questionnaire (PDQ) and mother and child health (MCH) handbook to monitor their children’s development. The present study aimed to examine the PDQ and MCH handbook’s validity for determining children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Methods: The study used a descriptive-observational research approach with a cross-sectional research design conducted from March to May 2022. Data were obtained from the completed PDQ, MCH handbook, and NST forms. The data were analyzed using the Chi-squared test to contrast the results of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value between variables to reveal whether the PDQ and MCH handbook were valid to be used besides the NST. Results: There was a relationship between children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on PDQ and NST (p < .05) and the MCH handbook and NST (p < .05). The sensitivity of children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on PDQ was 96.2% with the specificity of 50%, the positive predictive value of 96.2%, and the negative predictive value of 50%. Moreover, the sensitivity of children’s readiness to enter elementary school based on the MCH handbook was 80% with a specificity of 75%, a positive predictive value of 97.7%, and a negative predictive value of 23.1%. Conclusion: The PDQ and MCH handbook can help Indonesian parents define their children’s readiness to enter elementary school as it is more reachable and applicable.
KW - MCH handbook
KW - NST
KW - PDQ
KW - school readiness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153712255&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15562/bmj.v12i1.3987
DO - 10.15562/bmj.v12i1.3987
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85153712255
SN - 2089-1180
VL - 12
SP - 211
EP - 217
JO - Bali Medical Journal
JF - Bali Medical Journal
IS - 1
ER -