Article: Predictive validity of the Test of Infant Motor Performance as measured by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency at school age. (Research Report).

Early identification of children who are at risk for developmental delays is a primary focus of physical therapy for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). A preliminary study by Girolami and Campbell (1) suggests that early identification of these infants with early introduction of preventive interventions may avert functional limitations at a later age. The effectiveness of prevention, however, depends in part on the accuracy with which diagnostic tests can identify infants who are likely to benefit from these interventions. Clinical use of an infant motor development test with a low positive predictive value, for example, may result in overreferral of ...

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