BACKGROUND: A reliable and valid screening tool for detecting @entity1 at risk for @entity1957 ( @entity1957 ) is needed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Third Edition (ASQ-3) motor scales to detect @entity1 at risk for @entity1957 in a community-based sample of @entity1 aged 3.5-5.5   years. METHODS: One hundred and sixty parent- @entity1 pairs were recruited from community-based organizations. @entity1 were eligible if they spoke English and had no known @entity73 . Eligible parents were asked to fill out the ASQ-3, following which their @entity1 's fine motor and gross motor proficiency was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for @entity1 - Second Edition ( @entity18109 ). @entity1957 risk was defined as those @entity1 scoring at or below the 16th percentile on the @entity18109 . Sensitivity and specificity of the fine and gross motor areas of the ASQ-3 were examined and referenced against the @entity1957 risk classification. RESULTS: The ASQ-3 total motor score correlated moderately with overall standard score on the @entity18109 (r   =   0.41; p   <   0.001). Regardless of the ASQ-3 cut-off used, sensitivities of the ASQ-3 fine motor or gross motor scale to detect @entity1957 risk were low at 21-47%, whereas specificities were high at 89-96%. CONCLUSION: Early identification of motor skill delays is important in order to intervene and hopefully prevent the associated negative health consequences. However, because of the low sensitivity of the ASQ-3 motor scales, these results suggest that the ASQ-3 is not an appropriate screening tool to identify @entity1 at risk for @entity1957 in the preschool population.

Validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to detect risk of XXXX in preschoolers.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'child'] @entity1957 :: ('MESH:D019957', 'Disease') :: ['DCD', 'Developmental Coordination Disorder'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['physical impairments'] @entity18109 :: ('56476', 'Gene') :: ['MABC-2']
@entity1957 :: (MESH:D019957,Disease) :: ['Developmental Coordination Disorder']
