PSY2071 Final: Week 11
5 Aug 2018
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Significant variability in child outcome following preterm birth. 3 months later, percentage generally decrease but approximately. 3 months later, percentage generally decrease but approximately 30% - Symptoms are generally elevated for moms and dads. Ei consists of multidisciplinary services(psychological, physiological etc) provided to children aged 0 to 5. Promotes child health, enhance emerging competencies, minimize delays, prevent deterioration etc. Primary aim: to determine the effect of early developmental intervention programs post discharge from hospital for preterm infants on cognitive and motor outcome. Ei post discharge improves cognitive development in short to medium term. Aim: improve child development & parent mental health. Focus on self-regulation, postural stability, coordination and strength, parent-infant r/s, parent mental health. Parents in intervention group: fewer depression and anxiety symptoms. Children: fewer emotional and behavioral problems at age 2 and. Mean 0. 27 sd improvement in cognitive development @ two years. Children from higher social risk backgrounds benefit from early intervention.
