Silent victims of the COVID-19 pandemic may be infants who are at a risk of a neurodevelopmental delay: a cross-sectional study
Early Child Development and Care, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03004430.2024.2424188
- Dergi Adı: Early Child Development and Care
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Alberta Infant Motor Scale, COVID-19 pandemic, Denver Developmental Screening Test II, developmental delay, infant neuromotor development
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aimed to reveal the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neuromotor development in infants (aged 6–24 months). A total of 75 infants were included in this cross-sectional observational study. Neuromotor development was assessed using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II). The AIMS results showed that 14.7% were classified as abnormal, 10.6% as suspicious, and 74.7% as normal. The DDST II results showed that 14.7% of the participants were classified as suspicious, 13.3% as abnormal, and 72% as normal. This study found that 25% of infants aged 6–24 months who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic exhibited questionable or abnormal neurological development. This reveals the negative impact of the pandemic on neuromotor development. Delays were observed more frequently in fine and gross motor areas. Trial registration:ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05778357.