Development characteristic of attention of preterm low birth weight children in toddler's age

FENG Xue-ying; RAN Ni; YI Ming-ji; QIN Wei; FU Peng; YANG Zhao-chuan

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-21

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9) : 962-964. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-21

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Development characteristic of attention of preterm low birth weight children in toddler's age

FENG Xue-ying¹,RAN Ni¹,YI Ming-ji¹,QIN Wei²,FU Peng¹,YANG Zhao-chuan¹

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Objective To explore the attention development of preterm low birth weight children and the characteristics of attention of normal birth weight children in toddler's age. Methods The objects of this study were 16.5~31 months preterm low birth weight children (n=32)and normal birth weight (NBW) children (n=53).The videotaped was used to assess attention:a children electronic organ and a combined kitchen toy were given successively to the infants playing for 480 seconds respectively.The period of infant free play was recorded so that it could be scored for focused and casual attention by observers to analyse the attention time. Results 1)Attention time of NBW infants:The total focused attention time was shorter than casual attention time(t=2.37,P＜0.01).There was no significant difference between male and female infants.2)Attention time of low birth weight infants:The attention time had no significant difference between the two groups,except the casual attention time of toy 2(t=-2.31,P＜0.05).There was no significant difference between the two groups at the levels of attention during both play sessions. Conclusions The focused attention time is shorter than casual attention time at NBW toddlers.The casual attention time of preterm low birth weight toddlers is shorter than NBW toddlers on the strong operational toys.

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preterm infants / low birth weight / attention

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FENG Xue-ying,RAN Ni,YI Ming-ji,QIN Wei,FU Peng,YANG Zhao-chuan. Development characteristic of attention of preterm low birth weight children in toddler's age[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2015, 23(9): 962-964 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-09-21

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