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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):e1091–e1099. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-1773

TABLE 3.

Characteristics of Well-Child Visits and Child’s Developmental Status (Adjusted for Clustering by Physician)

Total (SD) (N = 89) Group 1: Usual Practice (SD) (n = 29) Group 2: PEDS (SD) (n = 30) Group 3: Video and PEDS(SD) (n = 30) F Test/χ 2 Overall P
Visit characteristics
   Duration, min (95% CI) 22.5 (5.6) 22.4 (20.1–24.7) 23.0 (20.7–25.2) 22.0 (19.8–24.3) 0.25 (F) .78
   Length of CD/B discussion, min (95% CI) 5.7 (3.3) 4.6 (3.3–5.8) 5.9 (4.7–7.1) 6.6 (5.4–7.8)a 3.060 (F) .052
Child’s developmental status
   Physician’s rating of CD/B, n(%)
   No concern 71 (79.8) 26 (89.7) 23 (76.7) 22 (73.3) 3.81 (χ2) .15
   Concern 18 (20.2) 3 (10.3) 7 (23.3) 8 (26.7)
   PEDS screener result
   Pass (no pediatric concerns) 38 (63.3) NA 20 (66.7) 18 (60) 0.24 (χ2) .62
   Fail (1 or more predictive concerns) 22 (36.7) NA 10 (33.3) 12 (40)
   ASQ screener result
   Pass, n (%) 71 (79.8) 27 (93.1) 23 (76.7)a 21 (70.0)a 5.29 (χ2) .071
   Fail, n (%) 18 (20.2) 2 (6.9) 7 (23.3) 9 (30.0)
Timing of next visit
   Normal schedule 72 (80.9) 25 (86.2) 26 (86.7) 21 (70.0) 6.00 (χ2) .051
   See child back sooner than normal 15 (16.8) 3 (10.3) 3 (10.0) 9 (30.0)
Physician referrals at end of visit
   No referral needed 80 (89.9) 28 (96.6) 26 (86.7) 26 (86.7) 1.50 (χ2) .47
   Referral made (total) 9 (10.1) 1 (3.4) 4 (13.3) 4 (13.3)
Referral to (n)
   EI 4 0 1 3
   Hearing test/audiology 3 0 1 2
   Physical therapy 1 0 1 0
   Speech therapy, occupational therapy, or mental health 0 0 0 0
   Medical or developmental specialist 2 0 2 0
   Other 3 1 0 2

CD/B indicates child development or behavior; NA, not applicable.

a

Significantly different from usual practice (group 1);P<.05.

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