Tradução, adaptação transcultural e evidências de validade das Escalas Bayley III de Desenvolvimento Infantil em uma população do Município de Barueri, São Paulo

• Autor(a) principal: Madaschi, Vanessa
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/22514
• topic: escala de avaliação; desenvolvimento infantil; Escalas Bayley III; assessment scale; child development; Bayley Scale III; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE

Introduction: It is known that in the academic and clinical training, there is a lack of validated assessment tools in child development for the Brazilian population. The search of instruments with evidence of clinical utility and research is crucial considering that the test results are part of a comprehensive evaluation of the diagnosis of child development. Bayley Scales III, applied to children of 16 days to 42 months old, are recognized as one of the best instruments for the assessment of child development. The aim of this study was to perform the translation, cultural adaptation and search for evidences of validity for developmental changes and convergence patterns of 12-42 months children. Method: The translation and cultural adaptation were accomplished based on the guidelines proposed by the Internation Test Commission. The following steps were the guidelines of this study: translation, it two reading, cultural adaptation, pilot test and review producing a final version of the instrument in all three domains. The Brazilian version obtained approval from U.S. publisher that owns the copyright and trade instrument; they are currently available for use. The study sample were 207 children between 12 and 42 months old at public daycare centers of Barueri, SP. Results: Descriptive analyzes showed validity for developmental changes, since the performance of the sample of participants assessed by the Bayley Scales III was sensitive to age. Patterns of convergence were confirmed through significant and positive correlations between the scores of the Bayley Scales III and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale instruments (fine and gross motor domains), Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (cognitive), Assessment List of Expressive Vocabulary (expressive language) and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (receptive language). Conclusion: The results of the research suggest good fit on psychometric parameters searched for the Brazilian version of the Bayley Scales III, attesting to the quality of the instrument.