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| Author(s): |
Camila da Costa Ribeiro
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Bauru. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB) |
| Defense date: | 2013-02-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Dionisia Aparecida Cusin Lamonica;
Dagma Venturini Marques Abramides;
Célia Maria Giacheti
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| Advisor: | Dionisia Aparecida Cusin Lamonica |
| Abstract | |
Prematurity is considered a biological risk factor for infant development. Permeating the hypothesis that prematurity can lead to developmental disorders, a significant condition in the early stages, when the brain is immature making the child vulnerable to events that interfere in the processes of skill acquisition; this study was designed with the objective of comparing the performance of children born prematurely and typical ages between two and three years old in relation to motor, language and cognitive performance. After meeting the ethical aspects, 20 children with prematurity (GE-I), 16 children with extreme prematurity (EG-II) and 36 term infants (GC-I and GC-II) with typical development were evaluated; paired regarding sex and chronological age. The evaluation consisted of an initial interview with the parents or legal guardians, Anamnesis Questionnaire, MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories - First words and gestures, Communicative Behavior Observation Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Child Language ABFW - Part of Vocabulary, Developmental Screening Test II Denver and psychological assessment, regarding intellectual level, through the StanfordBinet Intelligence Scales. The analysis procedures followed the regulations from the manuals of the instruments. The evaluations were made without age correction for the premature, considering that the chronological age of the participants was over 24 months. Statistical analysis consisted of applying Test \"t\" of Student and the Mann-Whitney test, according to the quality of the variables. The results indicated that the comparison between GE and GC-I-I and SG-II and GC-II, for motor, language and cognitive performance didn´t show significant statistical difference. Comparing GE and GE-I-II for performance motor, language and cognitive difference was not statistically significant. However, the premature group did not behave homogeneously. The results of this study can reaffirm that prematurity can affect motor, language and cognitive skills. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04114-5 - Motor skills, language and cognitive preterm and full term children between two to three years |
| Grantee: | Camila da Costa Ribeiro |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |