Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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The Developmental Comparisons in Preterms at risk, Full-terms at risk, and Normal Infants

일반 영아와 위험군 영아에 관한 발달 평가

  • 오명호 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이인규 (순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이희정 (천안대학교 사회복지학부 아동복지전공)
  • Received : 2004.06.30
  • Accepted : 2004.08.17
  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

This study was designed to explore developmental evaluation in healthy full-term, at risk preterm and full-term infants. Specifically the purposes of the study were to investigate Psychomotor Developmental Index(PDI) and Mental Developmental Index(MDI) based on Bayley Scales of Infant Development(1993). The subjects were 72 infants, 24 each for healthy full-term infants, 24 each for at risk preterm infants and 24 each for at risk full-term infants such as having neonatal asphyxia, hypoxic ischemic brain damage, respiratory distress syndrome. The data were analyzed through Kruskal-Wallis test and correlations to examine healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants. Results showed that there were significant differences among healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants in PDI and MDI. On the correlation with PDI and MDI, infants showed significant correlations. Early interventions for developmental improvement are required for functional outcome in these infants.

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