Anna Kloze, Grażyna Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka, Agnieszka Stępień, Jolanta Stępowska, Agata Kuźmicka, Małgorzata Łukowicz

A. Kloze, G. Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka, A. Stępień, J. Stępowska, A. Kuźmicka, M. Łukowicz – The effect of carrying out the ‘Test of Infant Motor Performance’ on parental attitudes towards Down syndrome infants during the therapeutic process. FP 2014; 14(4); 34-45

Abstract

Introduction. An initial pre-rehabilitation assessment of motor development is an integral part of physiotherapy for a Down syndrome (DS) child. A precise evaluation of the child and the involvement of the family are prerequisite for effective support of an infant presenting developmental disorders. Test of Infant Motor Performance is a research tool used to evaluate posture and movement patterns in the first months of a patient’s life. The TIMP construction enables the assessment of the basic repertoire of the child’s intrinsic activity occurring in response to environmental stimuli. This paper aims to assess the effect of TIMP on the attitudes of parents and carers of Down syndrome children.
Research material and methods. The study comprised 64 patients with Down syndrome (full trisomy of the 21st chromosome pair), aged 2 – 17 weeks with an average age of 9.4 weeks (SD+/- 4.5). Following the TIMP, parents of both Down syndrome children and infants in the control group completed the author’s questionnaire regarding the educational value of the test. The questionnaire consisted of 10 questions evaluating the research method, including TIMP availability for carers.
Results. The results of Test of Infant Motor Performance performed on Down syndrome infants have demonstrated that neurodevelopmental disorders were recorded in children with Down syndrome, compared to healthy children.
Conclusions. The the results of the questionnaire indicate that parents believe TIMP to be safe and child friendly; they acknowledge that the test validates confidence in the specialist and facilitates the inclusion of parents of Down syndrome infants in the therapeutic process.

Key words:
Down syndrome, TIMP, physiotherapy

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