Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand.
Early Hum Dev. 2024 Aug;195:106076. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106076. Epub 2024 Jul 10.
This longitudinal study aimed to explore the impact of containers on gross motor percentile from 8 to 13 months corrected age during the walking development in moderate to late preterm infants.
Sixty preterm infants were enrolled in this study, and their monthly assessment the gross motor percentile using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. Monthly parent interviews focused on collecting information about container characteristics.
Infants exhibited fluctuating percentiles in gross motor development, averaging 37.81 (SD = 21.9; SEM = 1.4). The gross motor skills percentiles varied between 2 and 86 points across the six assessments. Factors significantly associated with gross motor development percentiles were a large container size (Coef. = 15.29; p < 0.001*) and a container with a soft floor surface (Coef. = 3.64; p = 0.042*).
Healthy preterm infants exhibited minimal instability in gross motor development and attained walking independently by 13 months. Placing preterm infants in a baby container during their first year should prioritize a wide space and a soft floor surface to enhance gross motor development.
本纵向研究旨在探讨在中晚期早产儿的步行发育过程中，从 8 到 13 个月校正年龄期间，容器对总运动百分位数的影响。
本研究纳入了 60 名早产儿，使用 Alberta 婴儿运动量表每月评估其总运动百分位数。每月对家长进行访谈，重点收集有关容器特征的信息。
婴儿的总运动发育呈现波动的百分位数，平均为 37.81（SD=21.9；SEM=1.4）。在六次评估中，总运动技能百分位数在 2 到 86 点之间变化。与总运动发育百分位数显著相关的因素是容器尺寸较大（Coef. = 15.29；p < 0.001*）和容器底面柔软（Coef. = 3.64；p = 0.042*）。
健康的早产儿在总运动发育方面表现出最小的不稳定性，并在 13 个月时独立行走。在婴儿的第一年，将早产儿放在婴儿容器中时，应优先考虑宽敞的空间和柔软的底面，以促进总运动发育。
