Abstract
In recent years, many tests have been developed to evaluate the mobility and functional capacity of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The Infant Motor Profile (IMP) is a recent qualitative infant kinetic behavior assessment for ages 3 to 18 months. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to determine the reliability of the IMP translated for the first time for Greek population, for infants aged 3 to 18 months in order to provide a reliable tool in the hands of experts. Twenty infants (11 girls and 9 boys) with average age ±12.75 months participated in the study. The Greek version of the IMP and a Nikon 5300 digital camera for video recording were used for data collection. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the two independent evaluators and that the Greek IMP had strong reliability. Overall, the results of the present investigation provided considerable evidence suggesting that the Greek version of the IMP test is reliable and can be used to detect kinetic disorders in infants aged 3 to 18 months for the Greek population.
Highlights
Over the last 3 decades, perinatal care advancement and further development of neonatal intensive care units have led to increased premature infant survival rate, in low birth weight premature infants (LBW) (BW < 1.500 g) and in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW) (BW < 1.000 g), [1]
The purpose of the present study is to determine the reliability of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP) translated for the first time for Greek population, for infants aged 3 to 18 months in order to provide a reliable tool in the hands of experts
The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the two independent evaluators and that the Greek IMP had strong reliability
Summary
Over the last 3 decades, perinatal care advancement and further development of neonatal intensive care units have led to increased premature infant survival rate, in low birth weight premature infants (LBW) (BW < 1.500 g) and in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW) (BW < 1.000 g), [1] Each premature infant that is released from the medical unit, will be in need of further close monitoring. Follow-up is a systematic monitoring by a team of specialized medical stuff, which includes a pediatrician, a pediatrician specialized in development, and a specialized physiotherapist as well as other specialized perinatal scientists. Low gestational age and birth weight of the premature infant are related with higher risk of serious neurodevelopmental disorders. In premature infants with Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), neurodevelopmental disorders are more frequent and severe compared to premature infants with normal weight [2] (Schlapbach et al, 2011)
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