Mancini Marisa C, Teixeira Silvana, de Araújo Louise G, Paixão Maria Lúcia, Magalhães Lívia de Castro, Coelho Zélia Araújo Cotta, Gontijo Ana Paula Benseman, Furtado Sheyla Rossana Cavalcanti, Sampaio Rosana Ferreira, da Fonseca Sérgio Teixeira
Departamento Terapia Ocupacional, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2002 Dec;60(4):974-80. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000600017. Epub 2003 Jan 15.
To compare the development of motor function in children born preterm with those born at term, at 8 and 12 months of age. To investigate the relation of motor function quality at the age of 8 months with motor ability at 12 months.
Thirty-two children participated in this study: 16 were born preterm (risk group) and 16 were born at term (control group). The spontaneous movements of the children were assessed at 8 months and their mobility skills and independence were assessed at 12 months (corrected ages for the preterm group), using standardized developmental tests (AIMS and PEDI, respectively). Data were analysed using independent t-tests (between-group comparison) and Pearson correlation coefficients (within-group comparison).
There was no significant difference in motor function, between those born preterm with those born at term, either at 8 or at 12 months of age. In the control group, there was significant association (r=0.67; p=0.004) between movement at 8 months and mobility skills at 12 months. In the risk group, there was significant relationship between skills and independence in mobility, at 12 months corrected age (r=0.80; p=0.0001).
Preterm born children, without other disorders and with age correction, might show a similar motor development as those born at term. The path for the acquisition of motor abilities in preterm born children appears to differ among those infants.
比较早产出生儿童与足月出生儿童在8个月和12个月大时运动功能的发育情况。研究8个月大时的运动功能质量与12个月大时运动能力的关系。
32名儿童参与了本研究：16名早产（风险组），16名足月出生（对照组）。分别使用标准化发育测试（AIMS和PEDI）在8个月时评估儿童的自发运动，并在12个月时（早产组为矫正年龄）评估他们的移动技能和独立性。使用独立t检验（组间比较）和Pearson相关系数（组内比较）分析数据。
早产出生儿童与足月出生儿童在8个月或12个月大时的运动功能没有显著差异。在对照组中，8个月时的运动与12个月时的移动技能之间存在显著关联（r = 0.67；p = 0.004）。在风险组中，在矫正年龄12个月时，移动技能与移动独立性之间存在显著关系（r = 0.80；p = 0.0001）。
没有其他疾病且经过年龄矫正的早产出生儿童可能表现出与足月出生儿童相似的运动发育。早产出生儿童获得运动能力的途径在这些婴儿中似乎有所不同。
