ReviewFrontiers in neurology2022
The Alberta Infant Motor Scale: A tool for the assessment of motor aspects of neurodevelopment in infancy and early childhood.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psychometric properties of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and culturally adapted or translated versions when used for infant populations internationally: A systematic review.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Acceptability of telehealth-delivered Alberta Infant Motor Scale for Australian parents: A mixed-methods analysis.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Article
- Assessing infant motor development from afar: reflections on remote assessment of infant motor development.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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- Optimizing developmental outcomes in premature infants through a multidisciplinary approach to care.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Automated contactless radar-derived movement index for outpatient motor surveillance.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Early motor trajectories in infants at increased genetic likelihood for autism.Frontiers in developmental psychology · 2026Article
- Synchronous telehealth and face-to-face administration of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026Article
- Motor Development Scales Validated in Spanish Populations of Children Aged 0-18 Months: Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Systematic Review of Neurodevelopmental Tools for Preterm Infants During Infancy: Mapping the Components Across Infant Age Quarters.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025Review
- Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage: Provisional Statements on Neurologic Outcomes.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Mild Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis-A Case Report from Physical Therapy Settings.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The qualitative motor assessment at three months allows a better prognosis than the traction test.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Outcomes after intranasal human milk therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- Marker-Less Video Analysis of Infant Movements for Early Identification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Early Detection and Intervention Practices Provided by Physical and Occupational Therapists in Saudi Arabia for Children with or at Risk for Cerebral Palsy.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Motor elements of the third month variously predict individual later motor elements.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- The Assessment of Postural-Motor, Coordination, and Reflex Functions in Children and Adolescents with a History of Premature Verticalization and Ontogeny Disorders in Their First Year of Life.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Alberta Infant Motor Scale as an Outcomes Measure of Gross Motor Abilities after Early Complex Cardiac Surgery.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Article
- The Impact of Parent-Based Support Programs on Neurodevelopmental Prognosis: Second-Year Results from a Newly Established Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Unit in a Tertiary Hospital.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the surveillance of motor development should accompany systematic appointments with medical professionals in infancy and early childhood. One of the standardized tools for evaluating motor development is the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). This paper aims to present assumptions and psychometric properties of the AIMS, the methodology of assessment of an infant's performance with the AIMS, and research on the validation and standardization of the AIMS as well as the use of the scale as an outcome measure. We conducted a non-systematic literature review using three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Embase (from June 1992 to February 2022). We included original research with a full-text manuscript in English. No geographical restrictions were applied. The search terms "alberta infant motor scale" AND "reliability" OR "validity" and "alberta infant motor scale" AND "norms" OR "reference" OR "standardization" were used for literature review on the validation and standardization of the AIMS in other non-Canadian populations. This narrative review also focuses on how the AIMS is applied as an outcome measure in research by presenting studies on the AIMS conducted over the last decade. Our review found that the AIMS is widely used for both research and clinical purposes. The AIMS has been used as an outcome measure in both interventional and observational studies conducted on both neurotypical infants and those with conditions affecting motor development. The advantages of the scale are its infant-friendliness, time duration of the examination, and relative ease of application for an examiner. The scale has been validated and standardized in many countries.
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