TY - JOUR
T1 - Sitting Matters! Differences Between Sitters and Nonsitters at 6 Months' Adjusted Age in Infants At-Risk and Born Preterm
AU - Jensen-Willett, Sandra
AU - Pleasant, Malinda
AU - Jackson, Barbara
AU - Needelman, Howard
AU - Roberts, Holly
AU - Mcmorris, Carol
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Purpose: Sitting delays in infants born preterm compound cognitive and language deficits. This retrospective study examines differences in prematurity-related risk and compares developmental outcomes between sitters and nonsitters at 6 months' adjusted age. Methods: A total of 105 graduates of the neonatal intensive care unit met inclusion criteria. Infant demographic and medical risk profiles and 6-month Bayley Scales of Infant Development-3rd edition (BSID-III) cognitive and language scores were retrieved. Infants who sat with hands free greater than 60 seconds were classified as "sitters." Results: Sixty-nine percent of the sample were nonsitters and were born earlier, had lower birth weights, were chronologically older at follow-up, and spent more days with respiratory support. BSID-III scores were significantly higher in sitters but did not differ by gender, multiple birth, head ultrasound results, payment type, or race/ethnicity. Conclusion: Sitting abilities at 6 months' adjusted age are associated with prematurity risk factors. Cognitive and language scores differ significantly between sitters and nonsitters.
AB - Purpose: Sitting delays in infants born preterm compound cognitive and language deficits. This retrospective study examines differences in prematurity-related risk and compares developmental outcomes between sitters and nonsitters at 6 months' adjusted age. Methods: A total of 105 graduates of the neonatal intensive care unit met inclusion criteria. Infant demographic and medical risk profiles and 6-month Bayley Scales of Infant Development-3rd edition (BSID-III) cognitive and language scores were retrieved. Infants who sat with hands free greater than 60 seconds were classified as "sitters." Results: Sixty-nine percent of the sample were nonsitters and were born earlier, had lower birth weights, were chronologically older at follow-up, and spent more days with respiratory support. BSID-III scores were significantly higher in sitters but did not differ by gender, multiple birth, head ultrasound results, payment type, or race/ethnicity. Conclusion: Sitting abilities at 6 months' adjusted age are associated with prematurity risk factors. Cognitive and language scores differ significantly between sitters and nonsitters.
KW - NICU follow-up
KW - at-risk infants
KW - cognitive and language development
KW - motor
KW - prematurity
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U2 - 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000622
DO - 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000622
M3 - Article
C2 - 31225830
AN - SCOPUS:85068312506
VL - 31
SP - 257
EP - 262
JO - Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
JF - Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
SN - 0898-5669
IS - 3
ER -