Neonatal assessments for the preterm infant up to 4 months corrected age: a systematic review
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- 5 December 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 54 (2), 129-139
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03903.x
Abstract
Aim The aim of this study was to systematically review the clinimetric properties of longitudinal neonatal neurobehavioural and neuromotor assessments for preterm infants. Method Twenty‐seven assessment measures were identified. The following eight measures met the study inclusion criteria: Assessment of Preterm Infants’ Behaviour (APIB), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioural Scale (NNNS), Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP), Prechtl’s Assessment of General Movements (GMs), Neurobehavioural Assessment of the Preterm Infant (NAPI), Dubowitz Neurological Assessment of the Preterm and Full‐term Infant (Dubowitz), Neuromotor Behavioural Assessment (NMBA), and the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS). The primary purposes included prediction (TIMP, GMs, Dubowitz), discrimination (all assessments), and evaluation of change (TIMP, NAPI). Measures of assessment were included in the study if they were (1) primarily neurobehavioural or neuromotor assessments that were suitable for use with preterm infants (K=0.8), and moderate for the NAPI (r=0.67–0.97). Clinical utility was variable for ease of scoring, interpretability, cost, and access. Interpretation In the absence of a criterion standard for neonatal neuromotor assessments, the NNNS and APIB have strong psychometric qualities with better utility for research. Similarly, the GMs, TIMP, and NAPI have strong psychometric qualities but better utility for clinical settings. The GMs has best prediction of future outcome and the TIMP has best evaluative validity.Keywords
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