Gross motor development of Thai healthy full-term infants aged from birth to 14 months using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Inter individual variability

Tupsila, Rungreudee; Bennett, Surussawadi; Mato, Lugkana; Keeratisiroj, Orawan; Siritaratiwat, Wantana

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105169

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“…These included preterm birth ( 15 ), perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy ( 16 , 17 ), cystic periventricular leukomalacia ( 18 ), cardiac surgery ( 19 ), univentricular heart ( 20 ), positional plagiocephaly ( 21 , 22 ), torticollis ( 23 ), positional asymmetry ( 24 ), Down syndrome ( 25 ), and infected with the Zika virus ( 26 ). So far, research on the reliability and validity of the AIMS has been performed in Japanese ( 27 ), Chinese ( 28 ), Brazilian ( 29 ), Spanish ( 30 ), Thai ( 31 – 33 ), Greek ( 34 ), Dutch ( 35 ), Flemish ( 14 ), and Serbian ( 36 ) sample groups. However, there has not yet been a study conducted on any Middle European population.…”

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The Polish Version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation

2022

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The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a diagnostic tool for the assessment of the motor performance of infants from the time of birth, to the period of independent walking (0–18 months). This study aims to derive a Polish version of the AIMS through its cultural adaptation and validation. The study included 145 infants aged 0–18 months, who were divided into four further age groups: 0–3 months, 4–7 months, 8–11 months, and older than 12 months. The validation was based on an analysis of intrarater and interrater reliability values, as well as concurrent validity, using the gross motor scale of Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2). The total Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for intrarater reliability was 0.99 (ICC range in positions was 0.87–0.99, in subgroups was 0.91–0.99), while in particular positions, the ICC ranges were as follows: prone 0.97–0.99, supine 0.94–0.99, sitting 0.95–0.99, and standing: 0.63–0.99. The total ICC for interrater reliability was 0.99 (ICC range in positions was 0.98–0.99, in subgroups was 0.91–0.99), while in particular positions, the ICC ranges were as follows: prone 0.95–0.99, supine 0.93–0.96, sitting 0.93–0.98, standing 0.91–0.98. Only the standing position was analyzed for the subgroup of participants over 12 months old. The Spearman correlation between the Polish version of the AIMS and the gross motor scale of PDMS-2 was significant in the total population (r = 0.97, p < 0.0001) and in subgroups (r = 0.79–0.85, p < 0.0001). The results of our study confirm that the Polish version of the AIMS is reliable for infants aged 0–18 months and can be applied to this population for clinical and scientific purposes.Trial RegistryClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05264064, URL https://clinicaltrials.gov/ ct2/show/NCT05264064.

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“…Demographic data of infants and parents were analyzed, and are reported as the mean, standard deviation (SD), frequency, percentage, minimum, and maximum. The AIMS scores were plotted on curves developed in our previous study [ 39 ] for full-term Thai infants, in order to obtain the gross motor development percentiles. The ranges of percentile from 14 assessments are reported as the mean (SD) and standard error of measurement (SEM).…”

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Intra-Individual Variability in Gross Motor Development in Healthy Full-Term Infants Aged 0–13 Months and Associated Factors during Child Rearing

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The gross motor development of a typically developing infant is a dynamic process, the intra-individual variability of which can be investigated through longitudinal assessments. Changes in gross motor development vary, according to the interaction of multiple sub-systems within the child, environment, task setting, and experience or practice of movement. At present, studies on environmental factors that influence gross motor development in full-term infants over time are limited. The main aim of this study was to investigate environmental factors affecting intra-individual variability from birth to 13 months. The gross motor development of 41 full-term infants was longitudinally assessed every month from the age of 15 days using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. Parents were interviewed monthly about environmental factors during childcare. Infants showed fluctuations in the percentile of gross motor development, and no systematic pattern was detected. The total mean range of gross motor percentile was 65.95 (SD = 15.74; SEM = 2.28). The percentiles of gross motor skills over the 14 assessments ranged from 36 to 93 percentile points. Factors that were significantly associated with the gross motor development percentile were the use of a baby walker (Coef. = −8.83, p ≤ 0.0001) and a baby hammock (Coef. = 7.33, p = 0.04). The use of baby hammocks could increase the gross motor percentile by 7.33 points. Although the usage of a baby walker is common practice in childcare, it may cause a decrease in the gross motor percentile by 8.83 points according to this study. In conclusion, healthy full-term infants exhibited a natural variability in gross motor development. Placing infants in a baby walker during the first year of age should be approached with caution due to the risk of delayed gross motor development.

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“…The research on Flemish and Dutch populations noted lower overall scores in these samples ( 18 , 21 , 23 , 25 ). While the Thai study found significantly decreased scores in the first 3 months, infants aged 7–<8 months, 11–<12 months, and 13–14 months had considerably higher scores relative to Canadian norms ( 24 ). Similarly, lower AIMS scores in Turkish infants aged 0–1 and 2–3 months relative to Canadian norms were thought to possibly stem from cultural differences, such as swaddling of younger infants, which could limit early antigravitational movements and head control ( 26 ).…”

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The Alberta Infant Motor Scale: A tool for the assessment of motor aspects of neurodevelopment in infancy and early childhood

Eliks

Gajewska

2022

Front. Neurol.

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According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the surveillance of motor development should accompany systematic appointments with medical professionals in infancy and early childhood. One of the standardized tools for evaluating motor development is the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). This paper aims to present assumptions and psychometric properties of the AIMS, the methodology of assessment of an infant's performance with the AIMS, and research on the validation and standardization of the AIMS as well as the use of the scale as an outcome measure. We conducted a non-systematic literature review using three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Embase (from June 1992 to February 2022). We included original research with a full-text manuscript in English. No geographical restrictions were applied. The search terms “alberta infant motor scale” AND “reliability” OR “validity” and “alberta infant motor scale” AND “norms” OR “reference” OR “standardization” were used for literature review on the validation and standardization of the AIMS in other non-Canadian populations. This narrative review also focuses on how the AIMS is applied as an outcome measure in research by presenting studies on the AIMS conducted over the last decade. Our review found that the AIMS is widely used for both research and clinical purposes. The AIMS has been used as an outcome measure in both interventional and observational studies conducted on both neurotypical infants and those with conditions affecting motor development. The advantages of the scale are its infant-friendliness, time duration of the examination, and relative ease of application for an examiner. The scale has been validated and standardized in many countries.

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Gross motor development of Thai healthy full-term infants aged from birth to 14 months using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Inter individual variability

Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

The Polish Version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation

The Polish Version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation

Intra-Individual Variability in Gross Motor Development in Healthy Full-Term Infants Aged 0–13 Months and Associated Factors during Child Rearing

The Alberta Infant Motor Scale: A tool for the assessment of motor aspects of neurodevelopment in infancy and early childhood

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