1. Validity, reliability, and transcultural adaptations of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III-NL) for children in Suriname.
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McLester-Davis, L.W.Y., Shankar, A., Kataria, L.A., Hidalgo, A.G., van Eer, E.D., Koendjbiharie, A.P., Ramjatan, R., Hatch, V.I., Middleton, M.A., Zijlmans, C.W.R., Lichtveld, M.Y., and Drury, S.S.
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TODDLERS development , *INFANTS , *INFANT development , *TODDLERS , *CRONBACH'S alpha , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *EXPLORATORY factor analysis - Abstract
Background: A valid and reliable measure of infant neurodevelopment is needed in Suriname, South America. The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition (BSID-III), was created for evaluation of United States infants and toddlers and subsequently validated for use in Dutch speaking infants of the Netherlands (BSID-III-NL). Given that Suriname was a previous Dutch colony and Dutch remains the national language of Suriname, this study sought to evaluate the psychometric properties of the BSID-III-NL in Suriname.Aims: Given that the cultural context differs between Suriname, the United States, and the Netherlands, the aims of this study were to determine if any cultural adaptations of the BSID-III-NL were needed for Surinamese infants and to evaluate its psychometric properties.Methods: Two hundred and ninety-nine infants between the ages of 10 to 26 months were assessed in three geographic regions of Suriname between May 2018 and July 2019. Minor adaptations to the BSID-III-NL imagery were made based on the input of Surinamese pediatricians and neuropsychologists who were also involved in the administration of the BSID-III-NL in Suriname. Raw scores were collected for the cognitive, communicative, and motor subscales of the BSID-III-NL. Factor structure was evaluated with exploratory factor analysis and cluster analysis, and reliability of internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each subscale.Results: Content validity was endorsed by pediatricians and neuropsychologists in Suriname who participated in the administration of the BSID-III-NL. Construct validity was demonstrated through agreement of items from cluster analysis where at least 81.56% of all variability was explained by clustering with correct or incorrect responses and mean raw scores in subscales increased with age group. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was above 0.77 for all subscales.Conclusions: This internationally validated developmental measure was found to be valid and reliable in assessing neurodevelopment of infants in Suriname. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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