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Derya Azim Rezaei1, Gonul Acar, Dilsad Turkdogan

  • 1Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Ms Azim Rezaei), Faculty of Health Sciences, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Dr Acar), Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Pediatric Neurology (Drs Turkdogan and Unver), Institute of Neurological Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Kartal Dr Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital (Dr Narter), Istanbul, Turkey.

Pediatric Physical Therapy : the Official Publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
|June 21, 2019
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The Infant Motor Profile (IMP) correlates with other infant motor assessments like the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and Neuro-Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA). This study confirms the IMP

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Motor Development Assessment
  • Infant Movement Analysis

Background:

  • Prematurely born infants often exhibit motor development delays.
  • Standardized assessments are crucial for tracking motor skill acquisition in high-risk infants.
  • Understanding the interrelationships between different motor assessment tools is vital for accurate developmental evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the correlations between three key infant motor assessments: the Infant Motor Profile (IMP), the Neuro-Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA), and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS).
  • To determine the consistency of the IMP with other established measures in prematurely born infants.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-one infants born prematurely (birth weight < 2500 g) were evaluated.
  • Data were collected using the Infant Motor Profile (IMP), Neuro-Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA), and Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS).

Main Results:

  • Significant correlations were observed between the IMP total score and both the AIMS percentile and NSMDA functional levels.
  • The AIMS percentile age also showed significant correlations with NSMDA functional levels and AIMS total scores with IMP total scores.
  • In infants with atypical development, significant relationships were found between the AIMS and IMP, but not between the IMP and NSMDA.

Conclusions:

  • The three movement analysis tests (IMP, NSMDA, AIMS) demonstrate significant relationships with each other.
  • The Infant Motor Profile (IMP) is consistent with other movement analysis tools used for infant assessment.
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