The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study

Background. Little is known about the relationship between sensory processing and motor development in very preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of motor development with sensory processing among such infants with developmental delay and those who had typ...

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Main Authors: Özgün Kaya Kara, Sedef Şahin, Hasan Atacan Tonak, Mutluay Arslan, Barkın Köse, Koray Kara
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Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2021-10-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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author Özgün Kaya Kara
Sedef Şahin
Hasan Atacan Tonak
Mutluay Arslan
Barkın Köse
Koray Kara
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Sedef Şahin
Hasan Atacan Tonak
Mutluay Arslan
Barkın Köse
Koray Kara
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description Background. Little is known about the relationship between sensory processing and motor development in very preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of motor development with sensory processing among such infants with developmental delay and those who had typical development at the ages of 8 and 12 months. Methods. This prospective case-control study included 61 preterm infants (31 males, 30 females, mean gestational age: 29.1 weeks). The infants had a gestational age of 32 weeks or less and a current corrected age of 8 months, and they had spent at least 15 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Motor development was assessed with the Neuro-sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA), and sensory processing was evaluated with the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI). Results. There were very strong positive correlations between the gross and fine motor scores of the NSMDA and the TSFI`s subdomain scores and total scores (r=0.85-0.93, p < 0.001). There were also very strong negative correlations between the functional level according to the NSMDA and the subdomain scores and total scores of the TSFI (r=-0.89-0.94, p < 0.001). Conclusions. The results show that sensory processing and motor development are related parts of the development of very preterm infants. In the early rehabilitation process, therapists should comprehensively take motor and sensory development into consideration.
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spelling doaj-art-8c8fb0f7d77d4650b992fe8f7f4be4692025-08-20T02:55:41ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212021-10-0163510.24953/turkjped.2021.05.013The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control studyÖzgün Kaya Kara0Sedef Şahin1Hasan Atacan Tonak2Mutluay Arslan3Barkın Köse4Koray Kara5Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Health Sciences, Antalya.Department of Occupational Therapy, Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara.Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Health Sciences, Antalya.Department of Child Neurology, University of Health Sciences Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara.Department of Occupational Therapy, Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara.Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. Background. Little is known about the relationship between sensory processing and motor development in very preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of motor development with sensory processing among such infants with developmental delay and those who had typical development at the ages of 8 and 12 months. Methods. This prospective case-control study included 61 preterm infants (31 males, 30 females, mean gestational age: 29.1 weeks). The infants had a gestational age of 32 weeks or less and a current corrected age of 8 months, and they had spent at least 15 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Motor development was assessed with the Neuro-sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA), and sensory processing was evaluated with the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI). Results. There were very strong positive correlations between the gross and fine motor scores of the NSMDA and the TSFI`s subdomain scores and total scores (r=0.85-0.93, p < 0.001). There were also very strong negative correlations between the functional level according to the NSMDA and the subdomain scores and total scores of the TSFI (r=-0.89-0.94, p < 0.001). Conclusions. The results show that sensory processing and motor development are related parts of the development of very preterm infants. In the early rehabilitation process, therapists should comprehensively take motor and sensory development into consideration. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/368developmentinfantmotorpretermsensory processing
spellingShingle Özgün Kaya Kara
Sedef Şahin
Hasan Atacan Tonak
Mutluay Arslan
Barkın Köse
Koray Kara
The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
development
infant
motor
preterm
sensory processing
title The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
title_full The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
title_fullStr The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
title_full_unstemmed The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
title_short The relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm: a prospective case-control study
title_sort relationship of motor development with sensory processing among infants born very preterm a prospective case control study
topic development
infant
motor
preterm
sensory processing
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/368
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