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Is Segmental Trunk Control Related to Gross Motor Performance in Healthy Preterm and Full-Term Infants?

2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 52; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00222895.2019.1673694

1940-1027

Ana Luiza Righetto Greco, Natalia Tiemi da Silva Sato, Adrielle Moraes Cazotti, Eloísa Tudella,

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

The authors' aim was to verify the correlation between segmental trunk control and gross motor performance in healthy preterm (PT) and full-term (FT) infants aged 6 and 7 months and to verify if there are differences between groups. All infants were assessed at 6 and 7 months by means of Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo) to identify the exact level of segmental trunk control and Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) to measure gross motor performance. A significant correlation between segmental trunk control and gross motor performance was found in healthy PT infants at 7 months and FT infants at 6 months. PT infants showed a delay on segmental trunk control at 6 and 7 months and in supported standing posture at 6 months compared with FT infants. Segmental trunk control and gross motor performance showed an important relationship in healthy PT and FT infants, mainly in sitting posture.