Barr R G, Kramer M S, Boisjoly C, McVey-White L, Pless I B
Department of Paediatrics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada.
Arch Dis Child. 1988 Apr;63(4):380-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.4.380.
Despite their common use parental diaries of infants' cry and fuss behaviour have not been compared with objective methods of recording. To understand what is meant by the descriptions of crying and fussing in the diaries, the diaries of 10 mothers of 6 week old infants were compared with tape recordings of vocalisations made by the babies over a 24 hour period. There were moderately strong correlations between the frequency of episodes (clusters of 'negative vocalisations') on the audiotape and episodes of 'crying and fussing' in the diaries, and between the duration of episodes on the audiotape and episodes of 'crying' in the diaries. To assess the acceptability of the diaries for recording information for clinical and epidemiological research, they were then used in a population study of a wide socioeconomic group. Usable data were obtained from 91% of the sample. The results suggest that despite pronounced differences between recording methods, these diaries may provide valid and useful reports of crying and fussing in the short term.
尽管父母记录婴儿哭闹行为的日记被广泛使用，但尚未与客观记录方法进行比较。为了理解日记中对哭闹的描述意味着什么，将10位6周大婴儿母亲的日记与婴儿在24小时内发出声音的录音进行了比较。录音带上“负面发声”集群（发作频率）与日记中“哭闹”发作之间，以及录音带上发作持续时间与日记中“哭泣”发作之间存在中等强度的相关性。为了评估这些日记用于临床和流行病学研究信息记录的可接受性，随后在一个广泛社会经济群体的人群研究中使用了这些日记。91%的样本获得了可用数据。结果表明，尽管记录方法存在显著差异，但这些日记可能在短期内提供关于哭闹的有效且有用的报告。
