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Abstract：
Early identification of developmental delays may have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parental engagement in developmental monitoring is a key component to successfully identifying developmental concerns.
The purpose of this project was to understand whether parental engagement in developmental monitoring changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, from Spring 2019 to Fall 2021.
Survey data were obtained from 2019 SpringStyles and 2021 FallStyles Porter Novelli Public Services ConsumerStyles cross-sectional surveys. Only respondents with at least one child under the age of 8 at the time of the survey were included in the analytic sample (2019 N = 403; 2021 N = 344). Participants were asked several questions about how they monitor their children\'s development. Changes in frequency of developmental monitoring from 2019 to 2021 were estimated using chi-squared tests.
In both 2019 and 2021, 89% of parents reported engaging in any type of developmental monitoring. Within the group of parents who engaged in any monitoring, there were no differences across years in the percentage of parents reporting using the methods surveyed, except that a smaller percentage reported comparing their children to others in 2021 (25%) compared to 2019 (36%, p < 0.002).
Despite major disruptions to families\' lives, there were no significant changes to parents\' overall engagement in developmental monitoring prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The purpose of this project was to understand whether parental engagement in developmental monitoring changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, from Spring 2019 to Fall 2021.
Survey data were obtained from 2019 SpringStyles and 2021 FallStyles Porter Novelli Public Services ConsumerStyles cross-sectional surveys. Only respondents with at least one child under the age of 8 at the time of the survey were included in the analytic sample (2019 N = 403; 2021 N = 344). Participants were asked several questions about how they monitor their children\'s development. Changes in frequency of developmental monitoring from 2019 to 2021 were estimated using chi-squared tests.
In both 2019 and 2021, 89% of parents reported engaging in any type of developmental monitoring. Within the group of parents who engaged in any monitoring, there were no differences across years in the percentage of parents reporting using the methods surveyed, except that a smaller percentage reported comparing their children to others in 2021 (25%) compared to 2019 (36%, p < 0.002).
Despite major disruptions to families\' lives, there were no significant changes to parents\' overall engagement in developmental monitoring prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
摘要：
背景：早期发现发育迟缓可能受到COVID-19大流行的负面影响。父母参与发展监测是成功确定发展问题的关键组成部分。
目的：该项目的目的是了解父母对发育监测的参与在COVID-19大流行过程中是否发生了变化，从2019年春季到2021年秋季。
方法：调查数据来自2019年SpringStyles和2021年FallStylesPorterNovelli公共服务消费者Styles横断面调查。只有在调查时至少有一个8岁以下儿童的受访者被纳入分析样本(2019年N=403;2021年N=344)。参与者被问到几个关于他们如何监控孩子发育的问题。使用卡方检验估计了2019年至2021年发育监测频率的变化。
结果：在2019年和2021年，89%的父母报告从事任何类型的发育监测。在从事任何监控的父母群体中，使用调查方法报告的父母百分比在不同年份没有差异，除了2021年（25%）与2019年（36%，p<0.002)。
结论：尽管家庭生活受到重大破坏，在COVID-19大流行之前和期间，父母在发育监测方面的总体参与度没有显著变化。
目的：该项目的目的是了解父母对发育监测的参与在COVID-19大流行过程中是否发生了变化，从2019年春季到2021年秋季。
方法：调查数据来自2019年SpringStyles和2021年FallStylesPorterNovelli公共服务消费者Styles横断面调查。只有在调查时至少有一个8岁以下儿童的受访者被纳入分析样本(2019年N=403;2021年N=344)。参与者被问到几个关于他们如何监控孩子发育的问题。使用卡方检验估计了2019年至2021年发育监测频率的变化。
结果：在2019年和2021年，89%的父母报告从事任何类型的发育监测。在从事任何监控的父母群体中，使用调查方法报告的父母百分比在不同年份没有差异，除了2021年（25%）与2019年（36%，p<0.002)。
结论：尽管家庭生活受到重大破坏，在COVID-19大流行之前和期间，父母在发育监测方面的总体参与度没有显著变化。
