Association between Incense Burning and Childhood Gross Motor Function Development: A Nationwide Birth Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Chih Fu Wei ◽  
Pau Chung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Incense Burning

Household incense burning and infant gross motor development: Results from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 110-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Fu Wei ◽  
Mei-Huei Chen ◽  
Ching-Chun Lin ◽  
Yueliang Leon Guo ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Incense Burning ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

scholarly journals Association between maternal shift work and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes: results from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study with propensity-score-matching analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1555
Author(s):  
Chih-Fu Wei ◽  
Mei-Huei Chen ◽  
Ching-Chun Lin ◽  
Yueliang Leon Guo ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Abstract Background Maternal shift work is associated with preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age new-borns, childhood obesity and future behavioural problems. However, the adverse effects on and interactions of maternal shift work with infant neurodevelopment remain uncertain. Therefore, we examined the associations between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental parameters. Methods The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study is a nationwide birth cohort study following representatively sampled mother–infant pairs in 2005. The participants’ development and exposure conditions were assessed by home interviews with structured questionnaires at 6 and 18 months of age. Propensity scores were calculated with predefined covariates for 1:1 matching. Multivariate conditional logistic regression and the Cox proportional-hazards model were used to examine the association between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental-milestone-achievement status. Results In this study, 5637 term singletons were included, with 2098 cases selected in the propensity-score-matched subpopulation. Persistent maternal shift work was associated with increased risks of delays in gross-motor neurodevelopmental milestones [aOR = 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.06–1.76 for walking steadily], fine-motor neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.07–1.80 for scribbling) and social neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.03–1.76 for coming when called upon). Moreover, delayed gross-motor and social development were identified in the propensity-score-matched sub-cohort. Conclusions This study shows negative associations between maternal shift work and delayed neurodevelopmental-milestone achievement in the gross-motor, fine-motor and social domains at 18 months. Future research is necessary to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms and long-term health effects.

scholarly journals Determinants of gross motor function of young children with cerebral palsy: a prospective cohort study

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doreen J Bartlett ◽  
Lisa A Chiarello ◽  
Sarah W Mccoy ◽  
Robert J Palisano ◽  
Lynn Jeffries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Physical Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Waltersson ◽  
Elisabet Rodby-Bousquet
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Using Data

The aim of this study was to examine the level of physical activity in adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and to analyse its relationship with physical activity as adolescents, pain, and gross motor function. A prospective cohort study was performed using data from the Swedish National CP Registry (CPUP) for all 129 individuals born in 1991–1993 living in Skåne and Blekinge who reported to CPUP at 14–16 years of age. Physical activity as adult was analysed relative to physical activity as adolescents, pain, and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Seventy-one individuals at GMFCS I–V were followed up as adults and included in the analyses. Of these, 65% were physically active, but only 56% performed physical activity at least once a week. Their physical activity as adults differed relative to their physical activity as adolescents (p=0.011) but not to pain or GMFCS. Being physically active as an adolescent doubled the probability of being active as an adult (OR 2.1;p=0.054), indicating that physical activity in adults with CP is related to their physical activity as adolescents. Therefore, interventions to increase physical activity among adolescents with CP are likely also to improve physical activity in adulthood.

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

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