The Individual assessment module facilitates the collection of longitudinal data of children whose growth and/or motor development are monitored over time.
The software calculates z-scores and percentiles based on the WHO standards (default setting) for weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight for length/height, BMI-for-age, head circumference-for-age, mid-upper arm circumference-for-age, triceps and subscapular skinfolds-for-age in z-scores and percentiles. The user can select under Options to calculate nutritional status based on the NCHS reference for weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, and weight-for-length/height in z-scores and percentiles.
The user can assess the motor development of a child (3-24 months of age) by testing the achievement for 6 gross motor milestones.
On opening this module a list of example children appears on the left column and the child-specific section to the right is blank.
With the icons on top of the list of children the user can activate the main functions,
e.g. to open a child's record, select a child by clicking on the name to highlight
and then click on
.
The menu bar Individual assessment offers the same and additional functions, e.g. Options or Manage additional data (for further information please see the manual)..
To archive one or several children select by ticking the box in front of the child's
name and click on
. The children disappear from the active list and
are moved into the archive. To restore a child from the archive click on
to view the archived list, select the child(ren)
you want to retrieve and click on
.
To search for a child, click on
and enter the search criteria, e.g. name of the
child, sex, ID or date of birth. The name fields are not case-sensitive and "*"
can be used as a wildcard if the full name is unknown, e.g. entering [L*] will find
Lopez.
On opening a child's record all his/her visit data appear on the specific window section to the right.
To open an existing visit, double click on the respective row or highlight the row
and click on
. The user can edit the visit data and save or cancel
the changes.
Results in z-scores and percentiles pertaining to the selected visit are displayed in the lower part of the child window. Colour codes related to the severity levels alert the user if a child falls beyond certain cut-off limits, e.g. red between 2 and 3 SD, and black beyond 3 SD below or above the WHO standard median.
To view the graphic display, click on
. Indicator-specific graphs can be selected from the
drop down menu of any open display. To change from z-score (default) to percentile
classification or from single to multiple points display use respective drop down
menu. Additional features enable to zoom-in, copy and print graph (see Help
page of Anthropometric calculator module and manual).
To add a new visit, click on
. This will open an empty data-entry window. Via a tab
on the top, the user can access the motor milestones assessment screen (for more
information see manual).
To save click on
.
To cancel any changes to a visit, click on
.
These two functions can also be activated via the menu bar "Selected child".
Click on
to generate the selected child's report with
the anthropometric raw measurements and results (based either on WHO standards or
NCHS reference) for all visits in *.TXT format and specify where to save this report.
To obtain a comprehensive report including the motor development, parental and address data as well as additional data and notes, the user has to open the menu under Individual assessment and select Export to file.
The user can export files in *.CSV, *.TXT and *.XML formats.
Importing is possible in *.CSV, *.DAT, *.TXT and *.XML file formats which were previously exported from the same IA module.
For more information on this module and its functions please consult the manual.