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Sensory Processing Differences Between Preterm and Term Infants: The Role of the Occupational Therapist

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  • Jéssica Romero-Sanchez Centro de Atención Temprana de San Rafael de Granada / Universidad de Granada
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2016): Junio
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2016.41943

Abstract

In this paper we compared a group of preterm infant (less than 28 weeks of gestational age with a control group to investigate sensory integration dysfunctions in a sample of preterm infants of Granada, Spain, in order to highlight the importance of specific therapies that could improve such disorders. Building on previous results, we expected to find that preterm infants will show greater dysfunctions in the sensory tactile and the vestibular-proprioceptive, and auditory systems, compared to children born at term. We also hypothesized that preterm infants will show greater problems in the low registration quadrant. To examine these ideas we asked the children’s parents to answer the Spanish version of the Sensory Profile (Dunn, 2014). Results shown that, although both groups (term and preterm) exhibited normative values accordingly to the Sensory Profile, preterm infants, compared to the control group, scored significantly higher in low registration quadrant, and in the tactile and movement styles. These results suggest that preterm infants might benefit from a sensory integration treatment, carried out by a specialized occupational therapist.

Keywords:

Preterm birth, premature infants, disorders of sensory processing

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Romero-Sanchez, J. (2016). Sensory Processing Differences Between Preterm and Term Infants: The Role of the Occupational Therapist. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 16(1), 47–56. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2016.41943
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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