Alberta Infant Motor Scale Case Study
DISCUSSION
The present study was undertaken to estimate the specificity, sensitivity and predictive validity of measurements obtained with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) for evaluation of preterm high risk infants.
The present study included two scales i.e. the Alberta infant motor scale and the Peabody developmental motor scale – 2 (PDMS – 2) on high risk infants at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months of age.
For the purpose of comparing the AIMS scale, the PDMS -2 scale was used as the gold standard of measure. The sensitivity and specificity of the PDMS 2 scale is 36.1%, 93.8% at 3 months respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the PDMS 2 scale is 91.7%, 52.3% at 8 months respectively.
The results of the study suggest that the …show more content…
the distance and accuracy of the objects thrown should have instead been measured as the motor pattern the child used to throw accurately; (7) there are no illustrations to show the physical motions being measured.
Advantages of AIMS over PDMS 2 are: (1) Easy to administer; (2) Takes less time to administer; (3) Identifies the delay; (4) Measure motor performance over time; (5) Measure small changes in the development/ motor skills; (6) It is the only measure that evaluates the qualitative aspects of the infants acquired gross motor skill; (7) The AIMS is that it is an observational tool, hence it allows independent movement of the infant and thus allows the examiner to remain unobtrusive and distanced from the infant while assessing the infant’s performance; (8) The AIMS is easy to learn and to administer, it can be used by a wide variety of health care professionals and even student physiotherapists, with a basic knowledge of infant motor development; (9) Least expensive of all the screening tools used for developmental
The present study was undertaken to estimate the specificity, sensitivity and predictive validity of measurements obtained with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) for evaluation of preterm high risk infants.
The present study included two scales i.e. the Alberta infant motor scale and the Peabody developmental motor scale – 2 (PDMS – 2) on high risk infants at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months of age.
For the purpose of comparing the AIMS scale, the PDMS -2 scale was used as the gold standard of measure. The sensitivity and specificity of the PDMS 2 scale is 36.1%, 93.8% at 3 months respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the PDMS 2 scale is 91.7%, 52.3% at 8 months respectively.
The results of the study suggest that the …show more content…
the distance and accuracy of the objects thrown should have instead been measured as the motor pattern the child used to throw accurately; (7) there are no illustrations to show the physical motions being measured.
Advantages of AIMS over PDMS 2 are: (1) Easy to administer; (2) Takes less time to administer; (3) Identifies the delay; (4) Measure motor performance over time; (5) Measure small changes in the development/ motor skills; (6) It is the only measure that evaluates the qualitative aspects of the infants acquired gross motor skill; (7) The AIMS is that it is an observational tool, hence it allows independent movement of the infant and thus allows the examiner to remain unobtrusive and distanced from the infant while assessing the infant’s performance; (8) The AIMS is easy to learn and to administer, it can be used by a wide variety of health care professionals and even student physiotherapists, with a basic knowledge of infant motor development; (9) Least expensive of all the screening tools used for developmental