History information's are indispensable in developmental assessment of children

Demerdzieva, Aneta and Pop-Jordanova, Nada (2020) History information's are indispensable in developmental assessment of children. Contributions. Sec. of Med. Sci., 41 (1). ISSN 1857-9345

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Abstract

For achieving the good health and wellbeing for all children, the main role of pediatrician and other health
care professionals is to follow their development.
We implemented developmental monitoring for 465 children at the age of 12 - 60 months, in the period
of 4 years (2016 - 2019), using standard algorithm in which start is always with child history. It should be
comprehensive, and must include a detailed prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal history.
Obtained results showed that 16.13% of participants have some serious illness in family history, and the
same percentage (16.13%) manifested serious perinatal problems which imposed the support in intensive
care unit. Breastfeed are 49,46 % of children. Only 7,53 % are not completely vaccinated.
About the parameters for the development, we obtained that 11,83 % were not walking at the time of the assess�ment, and 65,81 % were not speaking. Toilet control was negative, and in 75,27 % they still were wearing diapers.
Allergic manifestations at the time when the assessment was done is present in 8,60%. Finally, serious
illness in child past history was positive in 19.35 % of evaluated sample.
We concluded that a good history is needed and indispensable in the assessment process, particularly when
exogenous causes are identified as the risk for the developmental delay. Obtained positive answers are
directory for further investigation as well to correlate risk-consequences relationship.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Aneta Demerdzieva
Date Deposited:	15 May 2023 08:00
Last Modified:	15 May 2023 08:00
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/31731

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