Comparação do desempenho motor na aquisição de sentar e engatinhar de lactentes prematuros nas idades corrigida e cronológica antes e após intervenção pela Escala de Denver-II

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ABSTRACT: Introduction: The preterm infants are subject to delays in neuromotor skills. Objectives: Avaluate and compare motor performance in the acquisition of sit and crawl in chronological ages and corrected by the Denver scale before and after therapy Methodology: A longitudinal, prospective, evaluative and interventional study with a sample composed of 4 preterm infants aged 7 to 10 months, in the year 2016 at Hospital de Clínicas de Uberlândia, Federal University of Uberlândia. The recruitment of infants occurred through an invitation to participate in the research. Upon arrival at the clinic with the infant, the caregiver was informed about all the procedures that would be performed during treatment, such as the application of the Denver II scale in evaluation and reassessment. After the evaluation, each infant was drawn and assigned to a group. In group 1 (continuous) there were daily visits from Monday to Saturday, while in group 2 (interval) there were visits 3 times a week. Both consisted of 24 sessions, consisting of 50 minutes. Infants underwent short-term intervention using the Bobath Concept Neuroevolutionary Method, later the signing of the Informed Consent Term. Results: It was verified that the best response to therapy is the chronological age, with improvement of the fine-adaptive and personal-social motor skills of two infants by the Denver-II Scale, when compared to the corrected age that only showed performance in the gross motor of a premature infant. Conclusion: After intervention, we observed a better result in the Denver-II Scale, chronological age, in the social-skills and adaptive fine motor skills, compared to corrected age that there was evolution from late to adequate in the gross motor, and one remained late in it. Key words: Prematurity, Denver, Infant Development, Infant, Chronological Age and Corrected Age.