Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, CSM Medical University,
Lucknow, UP, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Anupama Bhave, Department of Pediatrics, CSM
Medical University, Chowk, 226003, Lucknow, UP, India. Tel.: +91 9453074082;
E-mail: anupama_bhave@yahoo.com
Abstract: Identification of cognitive impairment in the community is vital for
need based planning of rehabilitative services. There is a need for a screening
questionnaire to detect subnormal intelligence in older children in the
community. The aim of this study was to validate an indigenously developed
screening tool for detecting intellectual disability in the community amongst
children aged 9 to 15 yr. This study was conducted in Pediatric Outpatient
Department of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India. A
screening questionnaire was developed with learning, language, cognition and
social domains. This was pretested and checked for reliability. It was then
validated on 144 children aged 9 to 15 yr attending the hospital who were not
acutely ill and whose parents consented for the study. A literate layperson
with some training administered the screening questionnaire to parents of such
children. Validation was done by a Child Psychologist using the Binet Kamat
Test (Indian version of Stanford Binet test) and Seguin Form Board for
intelligence quotient and Vineland Social Maturity Scale (Malin's-Indian
version) for social quotient (SQ). Validation was considered positive if both
intelligence quotient and SQ were less than 85 or if used alone SQ was less
than 85. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated as 86.2% and 81.7%
respectively. This study concludes that the Lucknow Intelligence Screening Test
is a valid parent-administered intellectual disability-screening instrument for
easy and effective use in the community.
