Sensory profiles of children born <30weeks' gestation at 2years of age and their environmental and biological predictors
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Background Sensory profiles are increasingly used by therapists to assess children. There is limited information on how sensory profiles differ between very preterm (VPT) children and term controls, or on the predictors of sensory profiles in VPT children.Aims The aim of this study was to examine sensory profiles of children born <30 weeks' gestation at 2 years and their environmental and biological influences.Study design Cohort study.Subjects 253 VPT children born <30 weeks' gestation and 65 term-born controls (>36 weeks' gestation).Outcome measures Sensory profiles were examined with the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile Questionnaire, which measures the child's responsiveness in four sensory quadrants and in five sensory processing sections. Standardised z scores for the VPT sample were compared with the controls, and predictors of VPT infant sensory profiles were determined.Results VPT children had scores consistent with stronger patterns across all four sensory quadrants compared with controls, indicating a stronger interaction between neurological thresholds to elicit a response and self-regulation strategies. In addition they also exhibited more of the behaviours in all sensory processing sections compared with controls. Male sex, higher social risk, increasing length of stay, and moderate to severe white matter abnormality on MRI at term-equivalent age were associated with stronger sensory profile patterns in some quadrants, and more behaviours in some sensory processing sections.Conclusions Sensory profiles differed between VPT children and term-born controls, with stronger sensory profile patterns associated with male sex, higher social risk, longer hospital stay, and moderate to severe white matter abnormality.
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Prior research has linked elevated sensory symptoms with premature birth.
“Research to date has found elevated levels of sensory symptoms to be associated with premature birth [8–10], and has primarily focused on preterm infants and toddlers.”
From Sensory processing in preterm preschoolers and its association with executive function (2015) · cites this paper as [8]
One study of preterm toddlers reported impaired sensory profiles across all modalities using a parent-report measure.
“A study of preterm toddlers found impaired sensory profile patterns across all sensory modalities on a parent-report measure, including behaviors such as sensation seeking, sensation avoiding, sensory sensitivity, and low registration [8].”
From Sensory processing in preterm preschoolers and its association with executive function (2015) · cites this paper as [8]
The findings fill a gap in previous research regarding the ages in which sensory processing has been studied in preterm children.
“The findings fill a gap in previous research regarding the ages in which sensory processing has been studied in preterm children [8, 9, 11, 12].”
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- Authors
- Eeles, A. L., Anderson, P. J., Brown, N. C., Lee, K. J., Boyd, R. N., Spittle, A. J., & Doyle, L. W.
- Affiliations
- Royal Women's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Eeles, Abbey L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Early Human Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-09
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 727-732
- ISSN
- 0378-3782 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2091843652
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Early Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Keywords
- sensory profile, very preterm children, preterm birth, sensory processing, self-regulation, social risk, length of hospital stay, sex differences, toddlers
- MeSH terms
- Child Development, Environment, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Sensation, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Infant, Extremely Premature
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