Abstract
Objectives
To document the experiences of the intervention given to children who attended the developmental therapy clinic of Child Development Centre (CDC) Kerala, a specialized clinic for providing developmental intervention/therapy for babies less than two years with developmental delay/disability.
Methods
All the babies referred to this speciality clinic from developmental screening/evaluation clinics of CDC were registered in the clinic and re-evaluation was done using CDC grading for head holding, sitting, standing, Amiel Tison passive angles, and Trivandrum Developmental Screening Chart (TDSC) 0–2 y.
Results
Out of a total of 600 consecutive babies below 2 y with developmental delay/disability referred to developmental therapy clinic, on comparing the test results at enrollment and after 6 mo of intervention, a statistically significant reduction was observed (i) in the 2–4 mo age group with regard to abnormal TDSC (25.5 %), (ii) in the 4–8 mo age group with regard to abnormal head holding grade (87.1 %) and abnormal TDSC (19.4 %), (iii) in the 8–12 mo age group, with regard to abnormal sitting grade (71.7 %) and (iv) in the above 12 mo age group with regard to abnormal sitting grade (35.3 %) and abnormal standing grade (78.8 %).
Conclusions
The experience of organizing the developmental intervention/therapy clinic at CDC Kerala has shown that therapy services by developmental therapists in a centre and supportive therapy by mother at home is useful in improving the developmental status of children with developmental delay.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and support received from staff of Child Development Centre, Kerala, specially Dr. G. Suresh Kumar, Registrar; Ms. Deepa N. R, PS to Director; Mr. Asokan N, PA to Director; Ms. Suja S, Junior Programmer; CDC, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, in conduction of this study.
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This study is supported by Child Development Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Nair, M.K.C., Resmi, V.R., Krishnan, R. et al. CDC Kerala 5: Developmental Therapy Clinic Experience – Use of Child Development Centre Grading for Motor Milestones. Indian J Pediatr 81 (Suppl 2), 91–98 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-014-1534-0
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