The Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity (HEP^®) Approach for Premature Infants with Developmental Risks: A Pre-Post Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: The environmental enrichment (EE) framework has inspired several early intervention (EI) approaches. This study evaluated the feasibility, safety, caregiver acceptance, and satisfaction of implementing the HEP Approach intervention, a novel EI model based on the EE paradigm. Outcome measures for motor development, individual functional goals, sensory functions, caregiver-provided environmental affordances, and motivation for movement were examined. Methods: A pre-post-study design examined 18 premature infants (<33 weeks six days gestation) with a corrected age of 4-10 months. A 21-item Likert scale survey assessed the feasibility, safety, acceptability, and satisfaction of implementing the HEP Approach intervention. The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2, Test

SUBMITTER: Balikci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature