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
N1 - Funding Information:
Grant Support: At the time this article was written, Sandra (Sandy) Willett was a PhD student with grant support from the Clinical Translational Research-Mentored Scholar’s Program at the UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska; Malinda Pleasant was a Pediatric Physical Therapy Resident at the MMI with support from the Leadership Education in Neurodevelop-mental Disabilities Program, the UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska. All authors are members of the State of Nebraska Tracking Infant Progress Statewide (TIPS) team, which receives financial support from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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 -