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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
Early intervention in premature infants, a working experience
Abstract
Purpose: Apply techniques of global motor and neurosensory stimulation focus on supporting adequate psychomotor development in premature infants with antecedent of less than 1500 grs when they were born.
Method: It was worked with a sample of46 children with antecedent of less than 1500 grs. when they were born and a gestative age between 26 and 36 weeks, which they certificate of discharge of the Neonatology Service of Hospital Clínico Regional in Concepción were entered to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service of the same institution, to be evaluated and followed up by psysiotherapist and occupational therapist. There were applied evaluations of the psychomotor development and gave indications to their parents about the measuren of motor and neurosensorial stimulation monthly until the eighth month corrected.
Results: The intervention results, measured through evaluation made at 12 months of corrected age, allow us to conclude effectiveness and validity of the applied stimulation techniques.
Conclusions: Obtained results would allow us to verify the systematized intervention validity, with the purpose of detecting and interceding opportunely the cases of risk or psychomotor delay that are detected in the population under investigation.
