ECO-GPS Pty Ltd, Elton Farm, P.O. Box 107, Cedarville, 4720, South Africa.
North-West University, 11 Hoffman Street, P.O. Box 121, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa.
Res Dev Disabil. 2021 Jul;114:103982. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103982. Epub 2021 May 4.
Historically, there is a lack of structured assessment and intervention protocols to support care of children with developmental delays and/or disabilities (DDDs) in rural child and youth care centres (CYCCs) across South Africa.
This study aimed to design an assessment and intervention protocol for holistic management of children in such centres, based on the opinions and input from CYCC staff and experts in the community.
Data was collected in two stages, the first consisted of qualitative focus groups with CYCC staff using a semi-structured interview schedule and the second was qualitative individual interviews with experts in developmental health such as paediatricians and occupational therapists (OTs) using an interview schedule.
The results enabled the design of a preliminary Ecosystemic Assessment and Intervention Protocol (ECO-AIP) for children with DDDs in CYCCs that could be implemented on trial basis in further research.
Information relating to the identification, and care and support of children with DDDs in rural CYCCs was obtained to enable the design of the ECO-AIP. This algorithmic protocol will guide a multi-disciplinary CYCC team to identify DDDs and to assist children to reach their milestones.
历史上，南非农村儿童和青年关爱中心（CYCC）缺乏结构化的评估和干预方案，以支持对发育迟缓及/或残疾（DDD）儿童的护理。
本研究旨在根据 CYCC 工作人员和社区专家的意见和建议，为这些中心的儿童制定全面管理的评估和干预方案。
数据分两个阶段收集，第一阶段是对 CYCC 工作人员进行半结构化访谈的定性焦点小组，第二阶段是对儿科医生和职业治疗师等发育健康专家进行定性访谈。
研究结果促成了农村 CYCC 中发育迟缓儿童的生态系统评估和干预方案（ECO-AIP）的初步设计，该方案可在进一步的研究中进行试点实施。
为了设计 ECO-AIP，获取了有关农村 CYCC 中发育迟缓儿童的识别、护理和支持的信息。该算法协议将指导多学科的 CYCC 团队识别 DDD，并帮助儿童实现他们的里程碑。
