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- The study aimed to compare the concurrent validity of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) with the gross motor subtest of the Bayley Scale III (Bayley-III/GM) in assessing preterm infants' motor development.
- A total of 159 assessments were conducted, showing a good correlation between AIMS and Bayley-III/GM scores, and the reliability of the tests was confirmed through statistical methods like linear regression and the Bland-Altman plot.
- The findings indicated that AIMS effectively identifies delays in gross motor development, with the 10th percentile offering the best specificity among the measures.
Article Abstract
Objective: To investigate the concurrent validity of AIMS in relation to the gross motor subtest of the Bayley Scale III/GM in preterm infants.
Methods: A total of 159 gross motor development assessments were performed with the AIMS and Bayley-III/GM. Linear regression was used to assess the correlation between AIMS and Bayley-III/GM scores. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and the Bland-Altman plot were used to analyze intra- and inter-rater reliability.
Results: There was a prevalence of delayed gross motor development of 20.8% according to the Bayley-III/GM, and 11.9% for the 5th percentile and 21.4% for the 10th percentile of AIMS. A good correlation of AIMS with Bayley-III/GM scores and intra- and inter-rater reliability was encountered in this study.
Conclusion: AIMS proved very capable of detecting delayed gross motor development in preterm infants when compared with the Bayley-III/GM. The 10th percentile of AIMS provided the best combination of indicators, with greater specificity.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2017.1323974 | DOI Listing |
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