Table 1.
Primary outcomes included in the systematic review.
Outcome | Background | Tests or assessments used in this set of studies to assess the outcome |
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Cognition | • General measure of intelligence. Other categories, including those not reviewed, relate to cognition. • Review focuses on the summary scale of intelligence quotient (IQ) or mental development index (MDI). |
• Bayley Scales of Infant Development • Wechsler Intelligence Scale • McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities |
Motor effects | • Capacity to carry out manual motor activities, including coordination. • Review focuses on the summary scale of psychomotor developmental index (PDI) of or motor subscale. |
• Bayley Scales of Infant Development • McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities • Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale • Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency |
Behavior | • Broad category that includes dimensions such as anxiety, depression, attention, hyperactivity, aggression, and conduct problems. • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in children. • Review focuses on the summary scales of internalizing and externalizing behavior. |
• Child Behavior Checklist • Behavior Assessment System for Children-Parent Rating Scales • Conners’ Parent Rating Scales • Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire • Clinical diagnosis (e.g., ICD codes) |
Infant behavior | • Includes components of the other categories, but studies are limited to infants. • Review focuses on the subscales in common across tests – arousal, motor, regulation of state, and nonoptimal reflexes. |
• Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale • NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale |
Social behavior and autism | • Measure of reciprocal social, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). • Review focuses on summary score of autistic behaviors. |
• Social Responsiveness Scale • Social Maturity Scale • Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedules |