Multimodal Neurologic Enhancement Improves Preterm Infants' Developmental Outcomes: A Longitudinal Pilot Study

Autor: Michael R. Detmer, Kayla Evans, Johnathan R Malowitz, Kimberly Walker, Darcy DeLoach, Erin Shina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Neonatal Network. 39:16-23
ISSN: 1539-2880
0730-0832
DOI: 10.1891/0730-0832.39.1.16
Popis: PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify the long-term developmental effects of a NICU music therapy intervention, Multimodal Neurologic Enhancement, provided to preterm infants in the NICU.DesignProspective randomized controlled study with one control group and one experimental group.SampleParticipants were medically stable preterm infants with a birth age of 31 and 6/7 weeks or less, admitted to a level-III NICU. A total of 84 participants were enrolled, and 48 completed the study.Main Outcome VariablePost-discharge developmental scores on the Mullen Scales of Early Learning: AGS Edition.ResultsThe experimental group performed significantly better than the control group on the Visual Reception and Early Learning Composite scores.
Databáze: OpenAIRE