Abstract
Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated the differences in fine motor skills between very low weight preterm and full-term infants at the adjusted ages of 6 and 12 months. Methods: Data were collected from preemie follow-up medical records at National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan, Taiwan. Fine motor development data was obtained from the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II (PDMS-2). A series of one-sample t-tests were used to evaluate the differences in fine motor skills between preterm and full-term infants. Results: The final sample consisted of 105 participants, with 54 preterm infants at the adjusted age of 6 months and 51 preterm infants at the adjusted age of 12 months. For the 6-months adjusted age group, a significant difference in fine motor skills between full-term and preterm infants was found on the grasping subscale of the PDMS-2 (PDMS-G) as well as the composite fine motor score of the PDMS-2 (PDMSF) (p < .05), but not on the visual-motor integration subscale of the PDMS-2 (PDMS-V). In contrast, for the 12-months adjusted age group, a statistically significant difference in fine motor skills between full-term and preterm infants was found on all variables measured: PDMS-G, PDMS-V, and PDMS-F (p < .05). Conclusion: This study's findings add to our knowledge of the overall performance of fine motor skills at 6 and 12 months adjusted age in the current Taiwanese preterm population with very low birth weight.
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