Guralnick M J, Heiser K E, Eaton A P, Bennett F C, Richardson H B, Groom J M
Child Development and Mental Retardation Center, Univesity of Washington, Seattle 98195.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1988 Feb;9(1):12-8.
To evaluate pediatricians' perceptions of the effectiveness of early intervention for handicapped and at-risk children, all board-certified pediatricians in the state of Ohio were surveyed. A detailed questionnaire was developed which included the use of brief but specific cases identifying eight different children with documented handicaps and two cases of children at developmental risk. Overall, the results indicated that pediatricians judged early intervention to produce at least a modest effect on children's general development and function. A more optimistic perspective was held for families in that involvement in early intervention was viewed as improving substantially the ability of families to cope with the problems of a handicapped or at-risk child and to provide a supportive and stimulating environment. However, perceptions of effectiveness did vary for specific disability and at-risk groups. The correspondence between perceived effectiveness and existing research findings also was discussed.
为评估儿科医生对残疾及高危儿童早期干预效果的看法，对俄亥俄州所有获得委员会认证的儿科医生进行了调查。设计了一份详细的问卷，其中包括使用简短但具体的病例，这些病例确定了八名有记录的残疾儿童和两名发育有风险的儿童。总体而言，结果表明，儿科医生认为早期干预至少对儿童的一般发育和功能产生了适度影响。对于家庭持有更为乐观的看法，即参与早期干预被视为大大提高了家庭应对残疾或高危儿童问题的能力，并提供一个支持性和刺激性的环境。然而，对于特定残疾和高危群体，对效果的看法确实存在差异。还讨论了感知效果与现有研究结果之间的对应关系。
