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Pilot Implementation of an Electronic Participation & Environment Measure for Family-Centered & Participation-Focused Early Intervention
Presenter: Vera Kaelin, MScOT
This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and value of implementing the Young Children’s Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM) as an evidence-based, family-centered, and electronic participation-focused assessment option within an early-intervention setting. Results support the implementation of YC-PEM as a feasible, acceptable, and valued option for engaging families in planning family-centered and participation-focused early-intervention services.
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) & Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Neuroimaging Combined With the Specific Test of Early Infant Motor Performance (STEP) Early Developmental Assessment Predicts One-Year Developmental Outcomes
Presenters: Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Hannah Haskins; Hunter Moss; Shelby Davis; Amy Reiner; Dorothea Jenkins, MD
STEP is a novel infant motor skills test that is an efficient developmental assessment for preterm infants. STEP scores are related to MRS metabolite N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and multiple white matter (WM) tract fractional anisotropy (FA) values. Neuroimaging data in a model with STEP scores strongly predict 12-month Bayley outcomes. Performance on the STEP relates to CNS structural and metabolic integrity, and combining neuroimaging with STEP assessment can predict long-term motor development.
Reliability & Factor Structure of the Praent Effort Scale-Community Version (PES-C)
Presenters: Beth Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, BCP; Katherine Bevans, PhD; Aimee Piller, PhD, OTR/L, BCP
The purpose of this study was to examine internal consistency, factor structure, test–retest reliability, and scale distribution of the PES-C in children between the ages of 2 and 7. The PES-C measures a parent’s effort to support their child’s participation in daily activities in natural community environments