ISSN:
1552-6909
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
To explore the relationship between developmental outcome and behavior of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants (≤ 1500 g) at high and low biologic risk.〈section xml:id="abs1-2"〉〈title type="main"〉Design: Descriptive, ex post facto.〈section xml:id="abs1-3"〉〈title type="main"〉Setting: Clinic for follow-up of infants at high risk.〈section xml:id="abs1-4"〉〈title type="main"〉Participants: A convenience sample of 102 VLBW infants, free of major congenital anomalies, who completed 6-, 15-, and 24-month developmental testing and who were part of a larger study of 274 VLBW infants.〈section xml:id="abs1-5"〉〈title type="main"〉Main outcome measure: Bayley Scales of Infant Development.〈section xml:id="abs1-6"〉〈title type="main"〉Results: Infants at high biologic risk, versus infants at low biologic risk, were less attentive and active through age 15 months and were less adept in gross and fine motor skills through age 24 months (p ≤ 0.05−0.001). Infants with continuous delay were less attentive than infants with no delay or late delay through age 24 months, less active through age 15 months (p ≤ 0.001-0.001), and less skilled in motor behaviors through age 24 months (p ≤ 0.05-0.001).〈section xml:id="abs1-7"〉〈title type="main"〉Conclusion: Infants at high biologic risk and infants with developmental delays are less attentive, less active, and less skilled in motor tasks during the first 15–24 months of life, suggesting an association between biologic risk and behavior and developmental delay and behavior.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.1996.tb02430.x
