Ann Rehabil Med.  2018 Apr;42(2):296-304. 10.5535/arm.2018.42.2.296.

The Validity of Two Neuromotor Assessments for Predicting Motor Performance at 12 Months in Preterm Infants

• Song YH
• Chang HJ
• Shin YB
• Park YS
• Park YH
• Cho ES

• KMID: 2432200
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2018.42.2.296

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the validity of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and general movements (GMs) assessment for predicting Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) score at 12 months in preterm infants.
METHODS
A total of 44 preterm infants who underwent the GMs and TIMP at 1 month and 3 months of corrected age (CA) and whose motor performance was evaluated using AIMS at 12 months CA were included. GMs were judged as abnormal on basis of poor repertoire or cramped-synchronized movements at 1 month CA and abnormal or absent fidgety movement at 3 months CA. TIMP and AIMS scores were categorized as normal (average and low average and >5th percentile, respectively) or abnormal (below average and far below average or < 5th percentile, respectively). Correlations between GMs and TIMP scores at 1 month and 3 months CA and the AIMS classification at 12 months CA were examined.
RESULTS
The TIMP score at 3 months CA and GMs at 1 month and 3 months CA were significantly correlated with the motor performance at 12 months CA. However, the TIMP score at 1 month CA did not correlate with the AIMS classification at 12 months CA. For infants with normal GMs at 3 months CA, the TIMP score at 3 months CA correlated significantly with the AIMS classification at 12 months CA.
CONCLUSION
Our findings suggest that neuromotor assessment using GMs and TIMP could be useful to identify preterm infants who are likely to benefit from intervention.

Keyword

Preterm infant; Neuromotor assessment; Prediction; Motor skills

MeSH Terms

Alberta
Classification
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Motor Skills

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