Tara Fitzgerald

Motor outcomes of children born extremely preterm; from early childhood to adolescence.

Kate L Cameron, Tara L FitzGerald, Jennifer L McGinley, Kim Allison, Jeanie Ly Cheong, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2021  |  Semin Perinatol

Children and adolescents born extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks' gestation) are at greater risk of motor impairment, including cere..

Strength, Motor Skills, and Physical Activity in Preschool-Aged Children Born Either at Less Than 30 Weeks of Gestation or at Term

Tara L FitzGerald, Kate L Cameron, Reem A Albesher, Benjamin F Mentiplay, Katherine J Lee, Ross A Clark, Jeanie LY Cheong, Lex W Doyle, Jennifer L McGinley, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2021  |  PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION JOURNAL

OBJECTIVE: Children born <30 weeks of gestation have more motor impairment than do children born at term (37-42 weeks gestation), ..

Barriers and facilitators to community participation for preschool age children born very preterm: a prospective cohort study

Kate L Cameron, Tara L FitzGerald, Reem A Albesher, Jennifer L McGinley, Kim Allison, Katherine J Lee, Jeanie LY Cheong, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2021  |  DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

AIM: We compared preschool age children born very preterm with term-born controls to: (1) understand the association between very ..

Early general movements are associated with developmental outcomes at 4.5-5 years

Joy E Olsen, Jeanie LY Cheong, Abbey L Eeles, Tara L FitzGerald, Kate L Cameron, Reem A Albesher, Peter J Anderson, Lex W Doyle, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2020  |  EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

BACKGROUND: Prechtl's general movements assessment (GMA) post-term has high predictive validity for cerebral palsy, but less is kn..

Do video game interventions improve motor outcomes in children with developmental coordination disorder? A systematic review using the ICF framework

Benjamin F Mentiplay, Tara L FitzGerald, Ross A Clark, Kelly J Bower, Linda Denehy, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC PEDIATRICS

BACKGROUND: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience a range of difficulties that can potentially limit ..

Physical activity participation in preschool age children born very preterm

Tara Louise FitzGerald

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2019

Participation in physical activity (PA) is associated with wide ranging health benefits at preschool age and across the lifespan, ..

Spontaneous infant movements that predict later cerebral palsy: reply to Hadders-Algra and Philippi

Amanda KL Kwong, Joy E Olsen, Tara L FitzGerald, Lex W Doyle, Jeanie LY Cheong, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY

Motor impairments in children: More than just the clumsy child

Alicia J Spittle, Tara FitzGerald, Benjamin Mentiplay, Jacqueline Williams, Melissa Licari

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Developmental co-ordination disorder is a motor skill disorder that affects an estimated 5-6% of children but lacks recognition an..

Body Structure, Function, Activity, and Participation in 3-to 6-Year-Old Children Born Very Preterm: An ICF-Based Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tara L FitzGerald, Amanda KL Kwong, Jeanie LY Cheong, Jennifer L McGinley, Lex W Doyle, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION JOURNAL

Background: The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health framework, Childre..

Activity levels of preterm children at seven years of age

Benjamin F Mentiplay, Tara L FitzGerald, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  ACTA PAEDIATRICA