Adaptation of the "Language Use Inventory" to Brazilian Portuguese.
Beatriz Servilha Brocchi, Jacy Perissinoto, Ellen Osborn
PMID 40736095WHAT IT FOUND
The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Language Use Inventory showed strong internal reliability and tracked expected developmental changes in young children.
It is a promising tool for assessing pragmatic language, but normative scores are still under construction and not yet available for clinical use.
Key findings
01The adapted questionnaire demonstrated excellent internal reliability across all parts and the total score.
02Scores tracked expected developmental trends, with younger children using more gestures and older children using more words and sentences.
03The instrument is not yet validated for clinical use as normative parameters and standard deviations are still being developed.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The instrument is not yet fully validated for clinical use; normative scores and standard deviations are still under construction. The sample was recruited via social media and specific services, which may skew toward higher-educated parents. Data collection was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially affecting participation rates and methods.
The easy way to misread this
Do not use this questionnaire for clinical diagnosis or standardized scoring yet. The authors state that validation and normative parameters are still under construction, so current scores cannot be compared to established population norms.