Application of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition for Japanese infants

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  • KAKIMOTO Tachiyo
    Division of Neoratology, Maternal and Perinatal Center, Toyama University Hospital
  • MATSUI Mie
    Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama
  • NAKAZAWA Jun
    Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education, Chiba University
  • YOSHIDA Taketoshi
    Division of Neoratology, Maternal and Perinatal Center, Toyama University Hospital
  • ICHIDA Fukiko
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Toyama

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  • 日本人小児へのBayley乳幼児発達検査（第３版）の有用性

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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the application of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley−III) for Japanese infants.<br> Methods: Forty−two infants aged 12−month−olds and eighty−one infants aged 36−month−olds were assessed using the Bayley−III, BSID−II and Tsumori Test.<br> Results: Among Japanese 12−month−olds, the Bayley language score was lower than the United States norms. Among 36−month−olds, the fine motor score was higher than US controls. Bayley−III mean scores were approximately 6 to 11 points higher than those of BSID−II. There were strong correlations between BSID−II and Bayley−III. There are no problem in translation and the instructions of Bayley−III.<br> Conclusions: This study suggests the Bayley−III is available for evaluation method of development in 12−month−olds and 36−months−olds Japanese infants.

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