Detection of Pediatric Upper Extremity Motor Activity and Deficits With Accelerometry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Affordable, quantitative methods to screen children for developmental delays are needed. Motor milestones can be an indicator of developmental delay and may be used to track developmental progress. Accelerometry offers a way to gather real-world information about pediatric motor behavior.

Objective

To develop a referent cohort of pediatric accelerometry from bilateral upper extremities (UEs) and determine whether movement can accurately distinguish those with and without motor deficits.

Design, setting, and participants

Children aged 0 to 17 years participated in a prospective cohort from December 8, 2014, to December 29, 2017. Children were recruited from Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, Maryland Heights, Missouri, and Washington University School

SUBMITTER: Hoyt CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6487720 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature