The ecological relevance of the test of infant motor performance elicited scale items.

From: Physical Therapy | Date: May 1, 1998| Author: Murney, Mary Ellen; Campbell, Suzann K. | Copyright information

Background and Purpose. The Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) is a new test of motor and postural control for infants under 4 months of age. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the environmental demands placed on infants in daily life and the demands placed on infants during administration of the TIMP Elicited Scale items. Subjects. Twenty-two preterm and full-term infants and their caregivers participated. The infants were evenly divided into groups at low...

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