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Article

Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants

by
Katarzyna Kniaziew-Gomoluch
1,
Andrzej Szopa
1,2,*,
Tomasz Łosień
3,
Jan Siwiec
4,
Zenon Kidoń
5 and
Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa
2,3
1
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
2
Rehabilitation and Medical Center Neuromed in Katowice, 40-698 Katowice, Poland
3
Department of Developmental Age Physiotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
4
John Paul II Pediatric Center, 41-218 Sosnowiec, Poland
5
Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1868; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868
Submission received: 22 November 2022 / Revised: 6 January 2023 / Accepted: 16 January 2023 / Published: 19 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Influences on Motor Performance and Coordination in Children and Adolescents)
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Background: the current study aims to evaluate the reliability and repeatability of a new PT based on Center of Pressure (CoP) movement analysis in a repeated measures design. Methods: the examination consisted of two parts: (1) the videotaping of General Movements (GMs) and GMs assessment (GMA) and (2) Posturometric Tests (PT) in supine and prone positions. PTs were performed twice (by two investigators) in the supine and prone positions using a force plate. Based on the GMA results, infants were stratified into two groups: (1) infants with normal FMs (indicating normal future motor outcomes) (n = 18) and (2) infants with abnormal FMs (indicating later neurological dysfunction) (n = 19). Results: the comparative analysis between the groups of infants with normal FMs and abnormal FMs in PT in supine showed significant differences for all parameters that described spontaneous CoP displacement. The reliability analysis determined that all ICCs of the outcomes presented at least a moderate level of reliability. The ICCs were higher for outcomes of PT performed in the supine position than in the prone position. The ICCs were higher for outcomes of PT performed in infants with abnormal vs. normal FMs. Conclusions: although the current study yielded promising results, further longitudinal research in preterm infants should identify whether altered postural control parameters prognose future motor outcomes.
Keywords: pre-term infants; General Movements Assessment; postural control; center of preassure displacement pre-term infants; General Movements Assessment; postural control; center of preassure displacement

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Kniaziew-Gomoluch, K.; Szopa, A.; Łosień, T.; Siwiec, J.; Kidoń, Z.; Domagalska-Szopa, M. Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868

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Kniaziew-Gomoluch K, Szopa A, Łosień T, Siwiec J, Kidoń Z, Domagalska-Szopa M. Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868

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Kniaziew-Gomoluch, Katarzyna, Andrzej Szopa, Tomasz Łosień, Jan Siwiec, Zenon Kidoń, and Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa. 2023. "Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868

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Kniaziew-Gomoluch, K., Szopa, A., Łosień, T., Siwiec, J., Kidoń, Z., & Domagalska-Szopa, M. (2023). Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868

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