BACKGROUND: The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is a screening tool for autism spectrum disorders in the clinic. However, the follow-up questions in the M-CHAT are difficult to implement on a paper format. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of the M-CHAT on an electronic format versus paper format in an outpatient clinic setting. Methods. A prospective study used electronic M-CHAT on the iPad. A retrospective review of paper M-CHATs 6 months prior to implementation was used as the comparison group. RESULTS: A total of 176 participants completed the electronic M-CHAT format and 197 paper M-CHATs were retrospectively reviewed. The electronic format (3%) resulted in a significant difference in the frequency of children found to be at risk for autism compared with the paper version (11%); 99% of parents rated the experience as "good" or "excellent." CONCLUSION: The electronic format lowered both false at-risk screens and false not-at-risk screens and had higher parental satisfaction.
BACKGROUND: The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is a screening tool for autism spectrum disorders in the clinic. However, the follow-up questions in the M-CHAT are difficult to implement on a paper format. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of the M-CHAT on an electronic format versus paper format in an outpatient clinic setting. Methods. A prospective study used electronic M-CHAT on the iPad. A retrospective review of paper M-CHATs 6 months prior to implementation was used as the comparison group. RESULTS: A total of 176 participants completed the electronic M-CHAT format and 197 paper M-CHATs were retrospectively reviewed. The electronic format (3%) resulted in a significant difference in the frequency of children found to be at risk for autism compared with the paper version (11%); 99% of parents rated the experience as "good" or "excellent." CONCLUSION: The electronic format lowered both false at-risk screens and false not-at-risk screens and had higher parental satisfaction.
Authors: So Hyun Kim; Robert M Joseph; Jean A Frazier; Thomas M O'Shea; Katarzyna Chawarska; Elizabeth N Allred; Alan Leviton; Karl K Kuban Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2016-08-31 Impact factor: 4.406
Authors: Kathleen Campbell; Kimberly L H Carpenter; Steven Espinosa; Jordan Hashemi; Qiang Qiu; Mariano Tepper; Robert Calderbank; Guillermo Sapiro; Helen L Egger; Jeffrey P Baker; Geraldine Dawson Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2017-02-01 Impact factor: 4.406
Authors: Patricia García-Primo; Annika Hellendoorn; Tony Charman; Herbert Roeyers; Mieke Dereu; Bernadette Roge; Sophie Baduel; Filippo Muratori; Antonio Narzisi; Emma Van Daalen; Irma Moilanen; Manuel Posada de la Paz; Ricardo Canal-Bedia Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2014-06-10 Impact factor: 4.785