Prematurity is a risk factor for long‐term visual, cognitive and psychosocial impairments. Evidence suggests a direct causative link of poor visual function, motor delay, neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) with prematurity and prolonged recovery in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In recent years, interest in early intervention (EI) has increased considerably, with the awareness that it may be pivotal in improving the neurodevelopmental outcome for infants at risk for NDDs. The CareToy system is an innovative tele‐rehabilitative tool, useful to provide intensive, individualized, home‐based and family‐centred EI in infants. We aimed to evaluate, by a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) study, the effects of CareToy intervention on early motor and visual development of preterm infants.
Short term effects of home-based early intevention with CareToy system: RCT in preterm infants
Cioni G.;Sgandurra G.;Beani E.;Giampietri M.;
2017-01-01
Abstract
Prematurity is a risk factor for long‐term visual, cognitive and psychosocial impairments. Evidence suggests a direct causative link of poor visual function, motor delay, neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) with prematurity and prolonged recovery in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In recent years, interest in early intervention (EI) has increased considerably, with the awareness that it may be pivotal in improving the neurodevelopmental outcome for infants at risk for NDDs. The CareToy system is an innovative tele‐rehabilitative tool, useful to provide intensive, individualized, home‐based and family‐centred EI in infants. We aimed to evaluate, by a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) study, the effects of CareToy intervention on early motor and visual development of preterm infants.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
