Innovative methods for remote assessment of neurobehavioral development.
Dev Cogn Neurosci
; 52: 101015, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1433129
ABSTRACT
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, research institutions across the globe have modified their operations in ways that have limited or eliminated the amount of permissible in-person research interaction. In order to prevent the loss of important developmentally-timed data during the pandemic, researchers have quickly pivoted and developed innovative methods for remote assessment of research participants. In this manuscript, we describe methods developed for remote assessment of a parent child cohort with a focus on examining the perinatal environment, behavioral and biological indicators of child neurobehavioral development, parent-child interaction, as well as parent and child mental and physical health. We include recommendations relevant to adapting in-laboratory assessments for remote data collection and conclude with a description of the successful dissemination of the methods to eight research sites across the United States, each of whom are involved in Phase 1 of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study. These remote methods were born out of pandemic-related necessity; however, they have much wider applicability and may offer advantages over in-laboratory neurodevelopmental assessments.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Dev Cogn Neurosci
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.dcn.2021.101015
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