ArticlePhysical & occupational therapy in pediatrics2017
Early Therapy Services Following Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge.
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- Experience-based co-design to refine a remote parent-mediated intervention program for preterm infants after NICU discharge: a qualitative study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Service Disruptions in Early Intervention Amid COVID-19: Understanding Challenges Faced by Families and Providers.The open journal of occupational therapy · 2026Article
- Neonatal therapy principles during transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home: A modified Delphi study.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
- Project Initiate: A Clinical Feasibility Trial of Equitable Access to Early Neurodevelopmental Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Postural Control Measurements to Predict Future Motor Impairment in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Factors Influencing Receipt and Type of Therapy Services in the NICU.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hearing, Speech, and Language in Infants and Toddlers Born Prematurely.The Volta review · 2023Article
- The Baby Bridge program: A sustainable program that can improve therapy service delivery for preterm infants following NICU discharge.PloS one · 2020Article
- Timing and Intensity of Early Intervention Service Use and Outcomes Among a Safety-Net Population of Children.JAMA network open · 2019Article
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aimsTo (1) characterize early therapy services for preterm infants in the first two years of life, and (2) define factors related to accessing early therapy services.
methodsTherapy utilization after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was tracked in 57 infants born ≤30 weeks gestation from 2007 to 2010. Participants returned for developmental testing at two years. Factors related to early therapy utilization were explored.
resultsFifty-two (91%) infants received a referral for therapy at NICU discharge but only 44 (77%) received at least one type of therapy during the first two years of life. Infants who received early therapy services were more likely to have more days on ventilation (p =.005), have single mothers (p =.047), and exhibit abnormal neurobehavior at term equivalent age (p =.03). On average, infants first received occupational therapy at a mean age of 5.1 ± 4.6 months with a median of 2.6 (1.3-9.0), physical therapy at a mean age of 4.3 ± 4.1 months with a median of 3.7 (0.1-5.5), and speech-language pathology services at a mean age of 14.0 ± 6.1 months with a median of 15.0 (11.3-17.7) months corrected age. Of the 13 children who did not receive any therapy in the first two years after NICU discharge, seven (53%) had a developmental delay at an age of two years.
conclusionsIn spite of high referral rates for therapy services, there is a delay in therapy activation following NICU discharge, and some infants who warrant services do not obtain them.
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