Kahfi Muhamad, Febriyana Nining, Hartini Sri, Takada Satoshi
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Indonesia.
Department of Psychiatric, Faculty of Medicine, Univerisitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Indonesia.
Kobe J Med Sci. 2019 Jan 22;64(5):E170-E173.
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience a significant disruption in the ability to communicate and interact socially. Early detection is important; the earlier the child is identified with ASD, the faster the intervention can begin. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a screening tool capable of identifying various emotional and behavioral disorders. Research data on the use of the CBCL as a screening tool for ASD are still limited in Indonesia. The present study aimed to evaluate the CBCL's ability to detect emotional and behavioral problems in pre-school children with ASD.
A cross sectional study was conducted in Surabaya, Indonesia. Children aged 1½-5 years old diagnosed with ASD, and typically developing (TD) children were enrolled using total sampling. The CBCL/1½-5 questionnaire for parents, consisting of 99 items, was used in this research to evaluate emotional and behavioral problems. Data were analyzed with the Independent-Sample T-test to compare the CBCL/1½-5 scale between ASD and TD children, while the proportion of gender was evaluated by a chi-square test with a 95% confidence interval.
Fifty children were included in this research, 25 with ASD and 25 TD. Seventy six percent (38) were male and 24% (12) were female. Six of the seven scales were significantly higher in ASD children than TD in the CBCL/1½-5. Children with ASD had higher internalization (p < 0.0001), externalization (p = 0.001), and total problem scores (p < 0.0001) when compared to TD children.
The CBCL/1½-5 can significantly detect the emotional and behavioral problems in pre-school children with ASD.
自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童在沟通和社交互动能力方面存在严重障碍。早期发现很重要;儿童被确诊为ASD的时间越早,干预就能越早开始。儿童行为检查表(CBCL)是一种能够识别各种情绪和行为障碍的筛查工具。在印度尼西亚,关于将CBCL用作ASD筛查工具的研究数据仍然有限。本研究旨在评估CBCL检测ASD学龄前儿童情绪和行为问题的能力。
在印度尼西亚泗水进行了一项横断面研究。采用整群抽样法纳入了年龄在1.5至5岁之间被诊断为ASD的儿童以及发育正常(TD)的儿童。本研究使用了由99个项目组成的针对家长的CBCL/1½ - 5问卷来评估情绪和行为问题。使用独立样本t检验分析数据,以比较ASD儿童和TD儿童之间的CBCL/1½ - 5量表,同时通过卡方检验评估性别比例,并给出95%置信区间。
本研究共纳入50名儿童,其中25名患有ASD,25名发育正常。76%(38名)为男性,24%(12名)为女性。在CBCL/1½ - 5中,ASD儿童在七个量表中的六个量表上得分显著高于TD儿童。与TD儿童相比,ASD儿童的内化问题得分(p < 0.0001)、外化问题得分(p = 0.001)和总问题得分(p < 0.0001)更高。
CBCL/1½ - 5能够显著检测出自闭症谱系障碍学龄前儿童的情绪和行为问题。