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Original Article

Korean J Pediatr. 2005;48(12):1337-1341. Published online December 15, 2005.

Usefulness of Korean Infant Developmental Screening Test in Premature Infants

Dong Han DH Shin¹, Hee Sun HS Lee¹, Jee Yeon JY Lee², Byung Min BM Choi¹, Baik-Lin BL Eun¹, Young Sook YS Hong¹, Joo Won JW Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Korea University, School of Medicine, Seoul
²Department of Pediatrics, Kwang Myung Sungae Hospital, Kwangmyung, Korea

Correspondence Baik-Lin BL Eun ,Email: bleun@korea.ac.kr

Abstract

Purpose
: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of Korean Infant Development Screening Test in predicting delayed development in premature infants.
Methods
: A total of 74 children with histories of prematurity, who visited the pediatric neurology clinic of Korean University Ansan Hospital from August, 2002 to July, 2004, were examined, using the Korean Infant Development Screening Test. They were divided into two groups; a normal group and a patient(neurologically compromised) group.
Results
: At 7 months of conceptional age, the normal and patient groups differed significantly in the fine motor, cognitive-adaptive sections. At 12 months of conceptional age both group, differed significantly in the gross motor, fine motor, personal-social, language and cognitive-adaptive sections. At 18-24 months, the group, differed significantly in gross motor, fine motor, personal-social, language and cognitive-adaptive sections.
Conclusion
: The Korean Developmental Screening Test was useful in predicting developmental delay in premature infants.

Keywords :Korean developmental screening test , Infant , Premature , Child development