Trial reportNeural plasticity2019
Effects on Parental Stress of Early Home-Based CareToy Intervention in Low-Risk Preterm Infants.
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- Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a home-based, post-discharge early intervention program for very preterm infants in reducing parental stress: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- The influence of family care guidance for premature infants based on a telemedicine model on their neurodevelopmental assessment indicators.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Design and Development of Instrumented Toys for the Assessment of Infant Cognitive Flexibility.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessment of the effectiveness of parent-targeted interventions for the use of child restraint systems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Parental Practices and Environmental Differences among Infants Living in Upper-Middle and High-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Caregivers' Burden of School-Aged Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Implications for Family-Centred Care.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Neuroplasticity at Home: Improving Home-Based Motor Learning Through Technological Solutions. A Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Review
- Combined intensive therapies at home in spastic unilateral cerebral palsy with high bimanual functional performance. What do they offer? A comparative randomised clinical trial.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2021Article
- Impact of Maternity Support Program on the Stress of Mothers in the First Encounter with the Preterm Infants.International journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Feasibility of a Home-Based Action Observation Training for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An Explorative Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Feasibility Analysis of CareToy-Revised Early Intervention in Infants at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Parenting a preterm infant is more challenging than a full-term one. Parent involvement in early intervention programs seems to have positive psychosocial effects on both the child and parent. CareToy is an innovative smart system that provides an intensive individualized home-based family-centred EI in preterm infants between 3 and 9 age-corrected months. A RCT study, preceded by a pilot study, has been recently carried out to evaluate the effects of CareToy intervention on neurodevelopmental outcomes with respect to Standard Care. This study aims at evaluating the effects of CareToy early intervention on parenting stress in preterm infants. Parents (mother and father) of a subgroup of infants enrolled in the RCT filled out a self-report questionnaire on parenting stress (Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF)) before (T0) and after (T1) the CareToy or Standard Care period (4 weeks), according to the allocation of their preterm infant. For twins, an individual questionnaire for each one was filled out. Results obtained from mothers and fathers were separately analysed with nonparametric tests. 44 mothers and 44 fathers of 44 infants (24 CareToy/20 Standard Care) filled out the PSI-SF at T0 and at T1. CareToy intervention was mainly managed by mothers. A significant (
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