Biomechanics & Movement Science Program (Mss Alghamdi and Orlando, and Dr Lobo) and Physical Therapy Department (Dr Lobo), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; and Physical Therapy Department (Mss Alghamdi, and Orlando), College of Applied Health Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2024 Oct 1;36(4):458-466. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001125.
Containers (eg, strollers, bouncers) are an important part of infants' environment but may negatively impact infant development and health. This study evaluated movement and play opportunities, constraints, and manufacturers' developmental claims for infant containers.
Containers were identified through Amazon.com. A content analysis of identified products was conducted to identify movement and visual-manual play opportunities, constraints, and developmental claims.
Content was analyzed for 460 containers. Containers varied in their movement and play opportunities; however, most did not incorporate toys and restricted trunk movement, self-directed locomotion, and independent head and trunk control. Containers, especially those with built-in toys, often had claims related to gross motor, sensory, and fine motor development.
These findings demonstrate the variability of movement and play opportunities observed across and within categories of infant containers. General recommendations about container use may be less effective than more specific education to parents about selecting and implementing containers.
容器(如婴儿车、婴儿摇椅等)是婴儿环境的重要组成部分,但可能会对婴儿的发育和健康产生负面影响。本研究评估了婴儿容器的运动和游戏机会、限制因素以及制造商的发展宣称。
通过 Amazon.com 确定容器。对确定的产品进行内容分析,以确定运动和视觉-手动游戏机会、限制因素和发展宣称。
对 460 个容器的内容进行了分析。容器在运动和游戏机会上有所不同;然而,大多数容器没有配备玩具,限制了躯干运动、自我导向的运动和独立的头部和躯干控制。容器,特别是那些带有内置玩具的容器,通常有与大运动、感觉和精细运动发展相关的宣称。
这些发现表明,在婴儿容器的各个类别和类别内,运动和游戏机会存在差异。与向父母提供更具体的关于选择和实施容器的教育相比,关于容器使用的一般建议可能效果不佳。