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Raquel da Luz Dias1, Marcela de Oliveira Lima2, João Guilherme Bezerra Alves2
1Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Insights
Early stimulation programs help children with developmental delays achieve motor skills. An electronic program empowers families to provide daily home-based support, improving functional life outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Developmental Psychology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Background:
- Developmental delay affects children's achievement of normative milestones.
- Early stimulation is crucial for developing motor skills in children aged 0-3 years.
- Family involvement is key to the success of home-based early stimulation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an electronic early stimulation program (ESP).
- To empower and educate families to administer early stimulation activities at home.
- To provide therapists with decision support for tailoring ESP.
Main Methods:
- Development of a novel electronic early stimulation program.
- Personalized guidance for parents on administering early stimulation.
- Integration of evidence-based clinical decision support for therapists.
Main Results:
- The ESP empowers families to actively participate in their child's developmental progress.
- Personalized guidance enhances the effectiveness of home-based early stimulation.
- Therapists receive support in customizing interventions based on individual needs.
Conclusions:
- Electronic early stimulation programs can significantly improve family engagement.
- Tailored, home-based interventions are effective in addressing developmental delays.
- This approach supports children in reaching motor milestones and living more functional lives.
Abstract:
Developmental delay is a deviation from the regular development of normative milestones during childhood. Early stimulation is a standardized and straightforward technique to support children with developmental delays (aged 0-3 years) in reaching basic motor skills, which are essential for the execution of everyday activities, such as playing, feeding and locomotion. In doing so, early stimulation reduces the chances of permanent motor impairment, thus allowing the child to live a more functional life. However, outcomes of this treatment depend heavily on the involvement of the family, who are required to continue the early stimulation activities at home on a daily basis. To empower and educate families to administer standardized early stimulation programs at home, we developed an electronic early stimulation program, which provides personalized guidance to parents to administer early stimulation; together with evidence-based clinical decision support to therapists in tailoring ESP to observed needs.
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