[The baby alarm distress scale: a validity study]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2002 Mar;60(1):56-60. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000100011.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

It should take into account the psychopatologic context and the child's development moment to evaluate the baby alarm distress from a standardized instrument. We present the BADS questionnaire validation by its application in 90 children, from 0 to 2 years-old, obtaining a K=0.783 to p<0.01, with a Spearman coefficient of 0.866 and factorial analysis to 4 factors to 63.5% of the population studied. With these psychometrical qualities, the scale shows its importance as a screening but is important its study in others populations.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Child Development
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Behavior* / physiology
  • Infant Behavior* / psychology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Physical Stimulation
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires