Jakobowicz Oliwia, Ogonowska-Slodownik Anna
Faculty of Rehabilitation, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Marymoncka 34, 00-968 Warsaw, Poland.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Aug 6;12(16):1556. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161556.
The first twelve months of an infant's life are the most dynamic time in the development of motor activities. Water activities can positively stimulate the motor skills, visual perception, and cognitive abilities of infants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the motor development of infants aged 3-12 months participating in water activities. Participants in the study included 43 infants aged 3-12 months who attended water activities classes at Warsaw City swimming pools (n = 21) and infants not attending any classes (n = 22). Two methods of assessing motor development were used in the study: the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Early Motor Development Questionnaire (EMQ). The raw scores of the AIMS test and the EMQ questionnaire were statistically significantly different ( < 0.05) in both groups between the first and second examinations. In contrast, there was a statistically significant improvement in motor development measured by AIMS and expressed in percentiles ( = 0.002) and in percentiles for Polish children ( = 0.030) in the water group. The age-independent total score of the EMQ before and after the intervention did not change significantly ( = 0.149). The water environment has the potential to support the motor development of infants aged 3-12 months.
婴儿出生后的头十二个月是其运动活动发展最为活跃的时期。水上活动能够对婴儿的运动技能、视觉感知和认知能力产生积极刺激。本研究的目的是评估参与水上活动的3至12个月大婴儿的运动发育情况。该研究的参与者包括43名3至12个月大的婴儿，其中21名在华沙市游泳池参加水上活动课程，另外22名未参加任何课程。研究中使用了两种评估运动发育的方法：艾伯塔婴儿运动量表（AIMS）和早期运动发育问卷（EMQ）。在两组的第一次和第二次检查之间，AIMS测试和EMQ问卷的原始分数在统计学上有显著差异（<0.05）。相比之下，水上活动组中，通过AIMS评估并以百分位数表示的运动发育有统计学上的显著改善（=0.002），波兰儿童的百分位数也有显著改善（=0.030）。干预前后EMQ与年龄无关的总分没有显著变化（=0.149）。水环境有潜力支持3至12个月大婴儿的运动发育。
