Pin Tamis W, Butler Penelope B, Cheung Hon-Ming, Shum Sandra Lai-Fong
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2020 Apr;23(3):185-192. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2019.1648580. Epub 2019 Jul 26.
: No previous study examined trunk control development in preterm infants. The present study examined the longitudinal development of segmental trunk control from 4 to 12 months of (corrected) age in preterm infants in comparison with full-term infants.: Thirty-one preterm infants and 30 full-term infants were recruited. All infants were tested monthly using the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale at 4, 8 and 12 months of age.: Segmental trunk control development was significantly delayed in the preterm infants. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between trunk control status and gross motor skills.: This was first study showing that segmental trunk control development was significantly different in preterm infants. Segmental trunk control and gross motor performance were coupled in young infants. A dual focus on training upright trunk control and specific motor skills may maximise therapy outcomes for infants with motor delay.
此前没有研究对早产儿的躯干控制发育进行过检查。本研究对早产儿与足月儿在（矫正）4至12月龄时节段性躯干控制的纵向发育情况进行了检查。
招募了31名早产儿和30名足月儿。所有婴儿在4、8和12月龄时每月使用躯干控制节段性评估和艾伯塔婴儿运动量表进行测试。
早产儿的节段性躯干控制发育明显延迟。在躯干控制状况与粗大运动技能之间发现了具有统计学意义的正相关。
这是第一项表明早产儿节段性躯干控制发育存在显著差异的研究。节段性躯干控制与婴儿早期的粗大运动表现相关。对直立躯干控制训练和特定运动技能的双重关注可能会使运动发育迟缓婴儿的治疗效果最大化。
