M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, India.
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, India.
Early Hum Dev. 2024 Aug;195:106056. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106056. Epub 2024 Jun 4.
The study aimed at scoring Indian preterm infants at three months corrected age on the TIMP and then comparing the scores to the United States age-based population scores.
After obtaining Ethical clearance, participants meeting the inclusion criteria of 53 infants whose parents consented were screened and recruited (N = 47) at a tertiary care hospital. The TIMP was then administered at three months of corrected age.
Data obtained from 47 infants born preterm (Male = 33, Female = 14) at three months corrected age with mean gestational age (34.4 ± 2.36 weeks) and mean birth weight (1.93 ± 0.55 kgs) was analyzed. Indian infants born preterm scored a mean of (98.17 ± 20.90) compared to the US mean of (108 ± 19), suggesting an under-performance. The average scores were lower when comparing the mean of the study group with the US-based age-matched population.
Motor performance scores of Indian preterm infants were low when compared to their US counterparts. Since there exists a difference in the raw score obtained by Indian Preterm infants compared to the US-based population, it may not be appropriate to categorize the motor development of Indian infants based on the US population scores.
本研究旨在对三个月校正年龄的印度早产儿进行 TIMP 评分，并将评分与美国基于年龄的人群评分进行比较。
在获得伦理批准后，对符合纳入标准的 53 名父母同意的早产儿参与者进行筛查，并在一家三级保健医院招募（N=47）。然后在三个月校正年龄时进行 TIMP 测试。
对 47 名在三个月校正年龄时出生的早产儿（男=33，女=14）的数据进行了分析，他们的平均胎龄（34.4±2.36 周）和平均出生体重（1.93±0.55 公斤）。与美国平均（108±19）相比，印度早产儿的平均得分为（98.17±20.90），这表明表现不佳。当将研究组的平均得分与美国年龄匹配的人群进行比较时，平均得分更低。
与美国早产儿相比，印度早产儿的运动表现得分较低。由于印度早产儿获得的原始分数与美国人群存在差异，因此根据美国人群评分对印度婴儿的运动发育进行分类可能并不合适。
