ERIC Number: EJ1370626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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Predictor Variables of Neurodevelopmental Characteristics at 2 Years among Low Birth Weight and Preterm Children: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
Early Child Development and Care, v192 n15 p2355-2369 2022
The aim of our study is to describe the neuromotor development of preterm and low birth weight infants at 1 and 2 years of corrected age, and to examine the extent to which perinatal, neonatal, socio-demographic, and neuromotor development indices measured at the age of 1 are able to predict infants' development indices at the age of 2. Our sample consisted of 140 infants; developmental examinations were carried out using Bayley-III Screening and Diagnostic Tests. We gathered information by retrospectively reviewing newborns' hospital discharge papers as well by applying a self-devised questionnaire. Our statistical analyses suggest that our multivariate linear regression models possess adequate explanatory power (R[superscript 2] = 50-90%): it can be established that, of all development indices at year 1, for all outcome variables (Cognitive, Language, Motor, Social-Emotional, and Adaptive Behaviour Scales at the age of 2), Receptive and Expressive language communication showed outstanding explanatory power.
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Cognitive Development, Individual Characteristics, Body Weight, Premature Infants, Infants, Child Development, Toddlers, Foreign Countries, Motor Development
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hungary
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
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