Kommunikationsbedömning vid 18-månadersbesöket på BVC : BVC-sjuksköterskors uppfattning och hjälp av föräldraformuläret Infant Toddler Checklist (ITC)

Sammanfattning: New evidence based methods are requested within the work of Child Health Care (CHC). The workload for nurses at the CHC centres is high and new interventions needs to be fast and simple to be implemented. The parent checklist CSBS-DP ITC is a screening tool which has been tested during the period 2015–2017 at eleven CHC centres in Uppsala. The aim with the method is early identification, assessment regarding child communication and language problems. The aim with this pilot study was to examine differences between nurses’ experiences and opinions on communication assessment at 18 months depending on which method they used, ITC or regular routine. A web based survey consisting mostly of multiple choice questions was sent to 35 nurses who has been using the ITC checklist and 58 nurses who has been working according to regular routine. The survey ultimately reached 76 people, and out of these 76 nurses 11 from each group filled in the survey (29%). The result showed statistical significant differences between the groups on two questions regarding nurses experience on having a structured method for assessment of communication and language and the nurses’ experiences on how confident they were in describing problems in development of communication and language. The nurses who used the ITC assessment generally felt more secure in their assessment of communication and language, motor skills, play development and growth.