Irgens LM, Eikhom SN, Bjerkedal T. Maladjusted children and the school health services. Development of a screening test for routine use.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL MEDICINE 1977;
5:31-9. [PMID:
67637 DOI:
10.1177/140349487700500105]
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Abstract
Maladjustment, with social and mental dysfunction, is one of the most prevalent health problems threatening children in many countries. A method for the early identificantion of maladjusted schoolchildren is described and evaluated. The method involves the completion of a questionnaire for each child by the teacher and the calculation of a test score based on a set of weighting factors assigned to each question. The factors are determined by discriminant analysis. For a proper evaluation of the method an independent clinical assessment of maladjustment among 524 school children was performed, making calculations of specificity and sensitivity possible.
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