Journal article
Sensory profiles obtained from parental reports correlate with independent assessments of development in very preterm children at 2years of age
AL Eeles, PJ Anderson, NC Brown, KJ Lee, RN Boyd, AJ Spittle, LW Doyle
Early Human Development | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background: Very preterm (VPT) children have different sensory profiles than term-born controls, but how the sensory profiles in VPT children relate to development has not been reported. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between VPT infant sensory profiles and concurrent developmental outcomes at 2. years' corrected age. Study design: Cohort study. Subjects: 243 children <. 30. weeks' gestation. Outcome measures: Primary caregivers completed the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile Questionnaire to obtain information on sensory processing at 2. years of age. Independent observers assessed the child's neurodevelopment with either the Mental Developmental Index (MDI) and Psy..
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Awarded by Thyne Reid Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors of this study have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The current study received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant-284512, Senior Research Fellowship [PJA]-628371, Career Development Fellowship [RNB]-1037220, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine-546519), Cerebral Palsy Alliance (AJS), Cerebral Palsy Alliance/NHMRC co-funded PhD Scholarship (ALE-491309), Daniel Family Scholarship (ALE), Thyne Reid Foundation, Myer Foundation and Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.