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AIM: To investigate whether standardized motor development screening and
assessment tools that are used to evaluate motor abilities of children aged 0 to
2 years are valid in cultures other than those in which the normative sample was
established. METHOD: This was a systematic review in which six databases were
searched. Studies were selected based on inclusion/exclusion criteria and
appraised for evidence level and quality. Study variables were extracted.
RESULTS: Twenty-three studies representing six motor development screening and
assessment tools in 16 cultural contexts met the inclusion criteria: Alberta
Infant Motor Scale (n=7), Ages and Stages Questionnaire, 3rd edition (n=2),
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition (n=8), Denver
Developmental Screening Test, 2nd edition (n=4), Harris Infant Neuromotor Test
(n=1), and Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 2nd edition (n=1). Thirteen
studies found significant differences between the cultural context and normative
sample. Two studies established reliability and/or validity of standardized motor
development assessments in high-risk infants from different cultural contexts.
Five studies established new population norms. Eight studies described the
cross-cultural adaptation of a standardized motor development assessment.
INTERPRETATION: Standardized motor development assessments have limited validity
in cultures other than that in which the normative sample was established. Their
use can result in under- or over-referral for services.
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