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[Factors predicting sensory profile of 4 to 18 month old infants]

Carina Pedrosa1, Priscila Caçola2, Maria Isabel Martins Mourão Carvalhal1

  • 1Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Utad), Vila Real, Portugal.

Revista Paulista De Pediatria : Orgao Oficial Da Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo
|April 19, 2015
PubMed

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Infant sensory profiles are influenced by daycare. More time and outdoor space in daycare predict better ocular-motor control, even when home environments are adequate.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Environmental Psychology

Background:

  • Infant sensory processing is crucial for development.
  • Environmental factors may influence sensory profiles.
  • Understanding predictors of sensory development is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify environmental factors predicting infant sensory profiles.
  • To investigate the association between home and daycare affordances and infant sensory function.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 97 infants (4-18 months).
  • Assessed sensory profiles using the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI).
  • Evaluated home and daycare affordances using the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS).

Main Results:

  • 66% of infants had normal sensory profiles; 34% were at risk.
  • Home environments provided adequate affordances.
  • Increased daily hours in daycare and daycare outdoor space predicted better sensory profiles, specifically ocular-motor control.

Conclusions:

  • Infant sensory profiles range from normal to at-risk.
  • Daycare environments, particularly outdoor space and duration, are significant predictors of infant sensory profiles.
  • These findings highlight the impact of early childcare environments on sensory development.
Abstract

Keywords:
Child developmentDesenvolvimento infantilEnvironmentInfantLactenteMeio ambiente

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