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Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia

This is a cohort study investigating the profile of children with disability registered with the primary health care clinics in Malaysia. The purpose of the study was to determine whether reassessment on the development of children with disability under rehabilitation should be done at three months...

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Main Authors: Tan, Kok Leong, Yadav, Hematram
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Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24737/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n1/Disability.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.247372020-06-11T01:55:09Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24737/ Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia Tan, Kok Leong Yadav, Hematram R Medicine This is a cohort study investigating the profile of children with disability registered with the primary health care clinics in Malaysia. The purpose of the study was to determine whether reassessment on the development of children with disability under rehabilitation should be done at three months interval or six months interval. Secondary data from the pilot project conducted by the Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia was used in this study. The study was carried out for seven months from 1st August 2004 until 28th February 2005. A total of 168 disabled children followed up for six months were selected in this study. Schedule of Growing Scale (SGS) II was the tool used for analysis. Results showed a statistically significant difference in the mean total SGS score at six months interval but not at three months interval. The result suggests that reassessment on children with Down Syndrome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, mental retardation and delayed speech under rehabilitation should be carried out every six months while children with gross developmental delay and slow learner might need a longer interval for reassessment Malaysian Medical Association 2008 Article PeerReviewed Tan, Kok Leong and Yadav, Hematram (2008) Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (1). pp. 17-20. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n1/Disability.pdf
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Tan, Kok Leong
Yadav, Hematram
Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
description This is a cohort study investigating the profile of children with disability registered with the primary health care clinics in Malaysia. The purpose of the study was to determine whether reassessment on the development of children with disability under rehabilitation should be done at three months interval or six months interval. Secondary data from the pilot project conducted by the Family Health Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia was used in this study. The study was carried out for seven months from 1st August 2004 until 28th February 2005. A total of 168 disabled children followed up for six months were selected in this study. Schedule of Growing Scale (SGS) II was the tool used for analysis. Results showed a statistically significant difference in the mean total SGS score at six months interval but not at three months interval. The result suggests that reassessment on children with Down Syndrome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, mental retardation and delayed speech under rehabilitation should be carried out every six months while children with gross developmental delay and slow learner might need a longer interval for reassessment
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author Tan, Kok Leong
Yadav, Hematram
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Yadav, Hematram
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title Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
title_short Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
title_full Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
title_fullStr Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Reassessment on the development of children with disability in Malaysia
title_sort reassessment on the development of children with disability in malaysia
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2008
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24737/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n1/Disability.pdf
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