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Dehghani A, Sobhani M, Nouri Shadkam M, Falahzadeh H, Mohammadi M, Sharifi A. Developmental Assessment in Low Birth Weight Infants at One Year of Age using Ages and Stages Questionnaire. J Adv Med Biomed Res 2019; 27 (121) :8-15
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Developmental Assessment in Low Birth Weight Infants at One Year of Age using Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Ali Dehghani1 , Marzieh Sobhani *2 , Mahmoud Nouri Shadkam3 , Hossein Falahzadeh1 , Masoud Mohammadi4 , Aboalfazl Sharifi5
1- Dept. of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
2- Dept. of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran , wiza206@gmail.com
3- Maternal and Neonatal Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
4- Dept. of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
5- Dept. of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Abstract:   (147863 Views)

Background & Objective: Low birth weight is considered as one the causes of infant mortality across the world. Accordingly, paying attention to neonatal growth leads to mortality rate decrement and consequently prevents future physical and mental disabilities in this age group.
 Materials & Methods: This historic (retrospective) cohort study was conducted on 280 one-year-old male and female infants who were divided into two equal groups of low and normal birth weights. Then, the developmental status of the neonates at the corrected age of one year was assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 19 via t-test and multiple regression analysis.
Results: Of the 280 infants examined, 142 (50.7%) of them were male and 138 (49.3%) were female with the mean weight of 640.9±2696.9 gr, and the mean gestational age of 37.8±2.4 weeks. Moreover, the findings revealed that the gross motor skills and the problem-solving areas had the highest levels of developmental delay in the subjects. In addition, a significant relationship was observed between the developmental delay of the neonates in different areas and the variables of birth weight, birth height, birth rate, duration of hospitalization in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), and some causes of neonatal hospitalization (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, health policymakers were recommended to pay much more attention to the assessment of the developmental status of low-weight neonates for timely diagnosis and treatment as well as the education of health care providers and parents.

Keywords: Developmental status, Low birth weight, Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
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✅ According to the results, health policymakers were recommended to pay much more attention to the assessment of the developmental status of low-weight neonates for timely diagnosis and treatment as well as the education of health care providers and parents.


Type of Study: Original Research Article | Subject: Clinical Medicine
Received: 2018/02/5 | Accepted: 2018/07/20 | Published: 2019/06/22
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