PMID- 35341469
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220823
LR  - 20220926
IS  - 1541-3144 (Electronic)
IS  - 0194-2638 (Linking)
VI  - 42
IP  - 5
DP  - 2022
TI  - Telehealth Program for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy during the Covid-19 
      Pandemic: A Pre-post Feasibility Experimental Study.
PG  - 490-509
LID - 10.1080/01942638.2022.2057209 [doi]
AB  - Aim: To verify the effects of a telerehabilitation program for infants at high 
      risk for Cerebral Palsy (CP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Method: Longitudinal 
      study. Infants were aged 3-18 months corrected age, at risk of developmental 
      delay. The General Movement Assessment or a neurologic examination were performed 
      to identify the risk of CP. Motor function was assessed using the Gross Motor 
      Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). 
      Caregivers of infants at high risk of CP applied a home-based program supervised 
      by a Physical therapist, five times a week over 12 weeks. The program included 
      guidance for optimal positioning, optimization of goal-directed activities, 
      environmental enrichment, and educational strategies.Results: 100 infants at risk 
      for delayed motor development were recruited. Eighteen infants were classified at 
      high risk of CP, and 10 families completed telerehabilitation (83% final 
      retention rate). No adverse events were reported. Adherence to the telecare 
      program was high (90%). The costs were low. We found increased scores for all 
      dimensions and the total score of the GMFM-88, and the AIMS percentile at the end 
      of the intervention. Most infants presented a clinically significant change for 
      the GMFM-88.Conclusions: The telecare program was feasible.
FAU - Schlichting, Tatiane
AU  - Schlichting T
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3712-9524
AD  - Department of Health Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Ararangua, 
      Santa Catarina, Brazil.
FAU - Martins da Silva, Kaitiana
AU  - Martins da Silva K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3902-2197
AD  - Interdisciplinary Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University 
      of Sao Paulo, Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FAU - Silva Moreira, Rafaela
AU  - Silva Moreira R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1973-834X
AD  - Department of Health Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Ararangua, 
      Santa Catarina, Brazil.
FAU - Marques de Moraes, Marcus Vinicius
AU  - Marques de Moraes MV
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy, Regional University of Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa 
      Catarina, Brazil.
FAU - Cicuto Ferreira Rocha, Nelci Adriana
AU  - Cicuto Ferreira Rocha NA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3191-3086
AD  - Departament of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, 
      Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FAU - Boyd, Roslyn N
AU  - Boyd RN
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4919-5975
AD  - Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Faculty of 
      Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Neves Dos Santos, Adriana
AU  - Neves Dos Santos A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3763-4969
AD  - Department of Health Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Ararangua, 
      Santa Catarina, Brazil.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220327
PL  - England
TA  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr
JT  - Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics
JID - 8109120
SB  - IM
MH  - *COVID-19
MH  - *Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation
MH  - Feasibility Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Motor Skills
MH  - Pandemics
MH  - *Telemedicine
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Infants
OT  - cerebral palsy
OT  - physical therapy
OT  - rehabilitation
OT  - telehealth
EDAT- 2022/03/29 06:00
MHDA- 2022/08/24 06:00
CRDT- 2022/03/28 05:25
PHST- 2022/03/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/08/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/03/28 05:25 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/01942638.2022.2057209 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2022;42(5):490-509. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2022.2057209. 
      Epub 2022 Mar 27.