Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control in Moderate-to-Late Preterm Infants Related to Sitting Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measurement Instruments
2.2.1. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo)
2.2.2. Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)
2.3. Ethical Clearance
2.4. Procedure
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographic Data | Mean (SD) | Range |
---|---|---|
Birth weight (g) | 2139.5 (406.7) | 1330–3092 |
Birth length (cm) | 47.5 (1.7) | 44–50 |
Birth head circumference (cm) | 30.4 (1.5) | 29–34 |
Apgar Score at 5 min | 9.3 (0.5) | 8–10 |
Average gestational age | 34.5 (1.5) | 32–36 |
Corrected Age of Prematurity | SATCo Conditions | Level of Trunk Segment | Median | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 months | Static | Midthoracic | 3 | 2 to 5 |
Active | Upper thoracic | 2 | 1 to 4 | |
Reactive | Upper thoracic | 2 | 1 to 4 | |
5 months | Static | Lower thoracic | 4 | 3 to 6 |
Active | Mid thoracic | 3 | 2 to 5 | |
Reactive | Mid thoracic | 3 | 2 to 4 | |
At age of independent sitting | Static | Full trunk | 7 | 5 to 7 |
Active | Upper lumbar | 5 | 4 to 7 | |
Reactive | Upper lumbar | 5 | 4 to 6 |
AIMS | 4 Months | 5 Months | Age of Independent Sitting |
---|---|---|---|
Prone | 5.1 (1.2) | 7.6 (1.8) | 12.9 (2.2) |
Supine | 5.9 (1.8) | 7.6 (1.2) | 9.0 (0.2) |
Sitting | 2.4 (0.6) | 3.7 (1.0) | 7.3 (0.7) |
Standing | 1.9 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.0) | 2.6 (1.4) |
Total | 15.3 (2.8) | 21.0 (3.4) | 31.7 (3.6) |
SATCo | Correlation Coefficients (rs) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Conditions | 4-Month Corrected Age | 5-Month Corrected Age | Age of Independent Sitting |
Static d (effect size) | 0.370 * | 0.369 * | 0.561 ** |
0.780 | 0.830 | 1.590 | |
Active d (effect size) | 0.420 * | 0.400 * | 0.561 ** |
0.800 | 0.920 | 1.590 | |
Reactive d (effect size) | 0.418 * | 0.649 ** | 0.602 ** |
0.980 | 2.180 | 1.830 |
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Sangkarit, N.; Keeratisiroj, O.; Yonglitthipagon, P.; Bennett, S.; Siritaratiwat, W. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control in Moderate-to-Late Preterm Infants Related to Sitting Development. Children 2021, 8, 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090722
Sangkarit N, Keeratisiroj O, Yonglitthipagon P, Bennett S, Siritaratiwat W. Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control in Moderate-to-Late Preterm Infants Related to Sitting Development. Children. 2021; 8(9):722. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090722
Chicago/Turabian StyleSangkarit, Noppharath, Orawan Keeratisiroj, Ponlapat Yonglitthipagon, Surussawadi Bennett, and Wantana Siritaratiwat. 2021. "Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control in Moderate-to-Late Preterm Infants Related to Sitting Development" Children 8, no. 9: 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090722