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Structured Observation of Motor Performance in Infants: Level and quality associated with later motor development
Author(s) -
Montgomery Cecilia,
F. Kaul Ylva,
Strand Brodd Katarina,
Persson Kristina,
HellströmWestas Lena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15377
Subject(s) - bayley scales of infant development , medicine , motor skill , population , logistic regression , pediatrics , audiology , demography , psychomotor learning , environmental health , cognition , psychiatry , sociology
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the level of motor development and the quality of motor performance during the first 10 months in relation to the Bayley Scales of Infant Development—third edition (Bayley‐III) motor index at 2.5 years. Methods Children born very preterm from a population‐based study (n = 113) were assessed with the Structured Observation of Motor Performance in Infants (SOMP‐I) at 2, 4, 6 and 10 months corrected age and the Bayley‐III motor index at 2.5 years corrected age (n = 98). Logistic regressions were performed to investigate the independent association of each SOMP‐I domain to Bayley‐III motor index. Results There were significant associations between the SOMP‐I‐scores and Bayley‐III motor index per every assessment age. At 4 months, both level and quality were independently associated with a later motor outcome, OR for level was 1.26 (95% CI = 1.08‐1.50, P = .002) and for quality, 0.75 (95% CI = 0.63‐0.90, P = .002). Quality was independently associated with the Bayley‐III motor index at 6 and 10 months: OR 0.080 (95% CI = 0.67‐0.95 P = .010) and 0.79 (95% CI = 0.64‐0.97, P = .026). Conclusion Both SOMP‐I domains, level and quality, are markers to identify motor problems early. Quality became more important with age.