Checklist of relevant ICF categories for speech and language development.
Fernanda Chequer de Alcântara Pinto, Ana Maria Schiefer, Jacy Perissinoto
PMID 38265312WHAT IT FOUND
Parents and speech-language pathologists disagreed on which factors matter most for typical preschool language development.
Pathologists rated mental functions and language acquisition higher. Parents rated environmental factors, like nuclear family and health services, as more relevant.
Key findings
01The final checklist includes 72 categories: 30 body functions, 35 activities and participation, and 7 environmental factors.
02Parents considered 'Nuclear family' (e310) the most relevant category, while speech-language pathologists considered 'Acquisition of language' (d132) the most relevant.
03Significant differences were found between the groups for 42 of the categories, with pathologists scoring higher on most body function and activity items.
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What it does not show
The study only included children with typical development, so the checklist may not apply to children with known disorders. Parents were asked to reflect on their own child, which may introduce bias compared to a general view of development. The study did not validate the checklist's psychometric properties (such as sensitivity or specificity) for detecting deviations. The sample was limited to a specific age group (preschool) and location (São Paulo), restricting generalizability.
Declared interests
Funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) of the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
The easy way to misread this
Do not use this checklist as a diagnostic tool or a validated screening instrument. The study only identified which categories parents and professionals think are important; it did not test whether the checklist can accurately detect language disorders or predict developmental outcomes.