| Postural control of pre-term infants at 6 and 12 months corrected age. | |
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PMID: 20591583 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Pre-term infants are at high risk for motor disabilities. Postural control, the basis for motor development, develops rapidly during the first year of life. An early start to extra-uterine life with an immature motor system may influence a pre-term infant's postural control. AIMS: To identify important prognostic factors and determine the difference in postural control between full-term and pre-term infants. METHOD: Medical records of 93 pre-term infants with birth weight of less than 1501g (mean birth weight=1136.03+/-243.86g; mean gestational age=29.14+/-2.78 weeks) were reviewed. Data was collected from the preemie clinical follow-up program at the National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. RESULTS: Results demonstrated that pre-term infants had poorer postural control than full-term infants both at 6 and 12 months adjusted age, and that medical complication as measured by the Neonatal Medical Index was the best predictor of postural control in pre-term infants in the first year of life. In addition, our findings confirmed that the development of postural control at 6 months adjusted age predicts the development of postural control at 12 months adjusted age after controlling for prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: Both biological and social environmental factors appeared to be associated with pre-term infants' postural control at 6 and 12 months adjusted age. The development of postural control at 6 months adjusted age predicted the development of postural control at 12 months adjusted age. This suggested the value of early follow-up examinations at 6 months adjusted age. |
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Authors:
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Tien-Ni Wang; Tsu-Hsin Howe; Jim Hinojosa; Yung-Wen Hsu |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Early human development Volume: 86 ISSN: 1872-6232 ISO Abbreviation: Early Hum. Dev. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-03 Completed Date: 2010-12-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708381 Medline TA: Early Hum Dev Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 433-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, 10012, United States. |
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Age Factors Child Development* Follow-Up Studies Gestational Age Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / growth & development* Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / growth & development* Postural Balance* Regression Analysis |
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