Meagan R. Miller
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Meagan R. Miller has a total of 12 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Amy D. Harper
Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
1 shared publication - Audrey E. Kane
Department of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
1 shared publication - Christiana Dodd Butera
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
1 shared publication - Christine Spence
Associate Professor, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Virginia, United States of America
1 shared publication - Jennifer Burnsed
Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Division of Neonatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
1 shared publication - Jodi Darring
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 7 June 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Behavioral Sciences
- Vol. 13 (6) , 481
Factors Influencing Receipt and Type of Therapy Services in the NICU
Understanding the type and frequency of current neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) therapy services and predictors of referral for therapy services is a crucial first step to supporting positive long-term outcomes in very preterm infants. This study enrolled 83 very preterm infants (<32 weeks, gestational age mean 26.5 ± 2.0 weeks; 38 male) from a longitudinal clinical trial. Race, neonatal medical index, neuroimaging, and frequency of therapy sessions were extracted from medical records. The Test of Infant Motor Performance and the General Movement Assessment were administered. Average weekly sessions of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy were significantly different by type, but the magnitude and direction of the difference depended upon the discharge week. Infants at high risk for cerebral palsy based on their baseline General Movements Assessment scores received more therapy sessions than infants at low risk for cerebral palsy. Baseline General Movements Assessment was related to the mean number of occupational therapy sessions but not physical therapy or speech therapy sessions. Neonatal Medical Index scores and Test of Infant Motor Performance scores were not predictive of combined therapy services. Medical and developmental risk factors, as well as outcomes from therapy assessments, should be the basis for referral for therapy services in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- 7 June 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in Behavioral Sciences
- Vol. 13 (6) , 481
Open AccessFactors Influencing Receipt and Type of Therapy Services in the NICU
Understanding the type and frequency of current neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) therapy services and predictors of referral for therapy services is a crucial first step to supporting positive long-term outcomes in very preterm infants. This study enrolled 83 very preterm infants (<32 weeks, gestational age mean 26.5 ± 2.0 weeks; 38 male) from a longitudinal clinical trial. Race, neonatal medical index, neuroimaging, and frequency of therapy sessions were extracted from medical records. The Test of Infant Motor Performance and the General Movement Assessment were administered. Average weekly sessions of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy were significantly different by type, but the magnitude and direction of the difference depended upon the discharge week. Infants at high risk for cerebral palsy based on their baseline General Movements Assessment scores received more therapy sessions than infants at low risk for cerebral palsy. Baseline General Movements Assessment was related to the mean number of occupational therapy sessions but not physical therapy or speech therapy sessions. Neonatal Medical Index scores and Test of Infant Motor Performance scores were not predictive of combined therapy services. Medical and developmental risk factors, as well as outcomes from therapy assessments, should be the basis for referral for therapy services in the neonatal intensive care unit.