Analysis of the motor development of at-risk infants who received face-to-face and remote assistance’Early intervention programs have continuously treated infants and their families during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic via online platforms. Such remote treatment aimed to minimize the deleterious effects social isolation could bring to subjects in full development. Yet the results of this process ’were unknown, including toward a new approach to care. Thus, this study aimed to assess whether the positive effects of face-to-face early motor intervention on the motor development of at-risk infants mirror those in remote sessions. This comparative ex-post-facto study evaluated the motor development of at-risk infants by the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. All subscales showed significant differences from pre-to-post treatment in both groups, which were not different from each other. However, evaluating percentiles showed a statistically significant difference in the remote group. In the sample, 15 infants received face-to-face treatment and 15, remote care. This study aimed to investigate remote early physical therapy interventions due to the efficacy the home environment and the remote physical therapy guided by a professional.
Keywords:
Child Development; Early Intervention; Premature Newborn; Telerehabilitation; COVID-19
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