@misc{10481/99208,
year = {2025},
month = {1},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/99208},
abstract = {Background: Early interventions in high-risk children seek to improve prognosis,
minimize developmental delays, and prevent functional deterioration. The objective of
this study was to evaluate the level of agreement between the face-to-face assessment
and tele-assessment of neuromotor development in high-risk children between 0 and
18 months of age. Methods: Forty-five children at high risk of developmental delays were
included in this study (33% female, mean gestational age of 35.31 ± 4.03 weeks). The
patients were included in a face-to-face and a tele-assessment using the Alberta Infant
Motor Scale (AIMS) and the level of motor evolution (Niveaux d’Évolution Motrice, NEM)
assessments. Results: The analysis showed excellent interrater reliability (ρ ≥ 0.99) for
the AIMS. The NEM assessment showed almost perfect reliability (kappa ≥ 0.81) for most
items. Seven of them showed substantial reliability (kappa = 0.61–0.80), one moderate
reliability (kappa = 0.568), and one fair reliability (kappa = 0.338). Conclusions: This study
reveals an excellent/substantial interrater reliability for most of the items assessed. The
results are promising to increase the accessibility to a clinical diagnosis and a rehabilitation
approach to minimize the development of neuromotor delays in children at high risk.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {assessment},
keywords = {child},
keywords = {child development},
title = {Agreement Between Tele- and Face-to-Face Assessment of Neuromotor Development in High-Risk Children},
doi = {10.3390/app15020723},
author = {Rubio López, Ana Isabel and Valenza, Marie Carmen and Raya Benítez, Julia and Valenza Peña, Geraldine and Cabrera Martos, Irene and López López, Laura and Benítez Feliponi, Ángela},
}