Several early intervention approaches based on sensory and motor environmental enrichment have demonstrated neurobehavioral benefits and improvements in motor and cognitive skills in infants. Tele-rehabilitation has also been shown to positively impact the motor and cognitive development of at-risk infants. However, limited research has examined the effects of environmental enrichment-based early interventions delivered via tele-rehabilitation on sensory, motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional skills, adaptive behaviors, parental goals, and parental anxiety in preterm infants at developmental risk, as well as the feasibility of delivering such interventions online. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effects of the environmental enrichment-based HEP® approach delivered through tele-rehabilitation on these developmental outcomes in preterm infants, thereby contributing to the existing literature.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The outcomes assessor who conducted the online evaluations of the infants was different from the therapist delivering the online intervention, ensuring that the assessment was independent of the intervention.
This arm includes infants receiving the HEP® (Homeostasis-Environmental Enrichment-Plasticity) approach, an early intervention program delivered entirely online through tele-rehabilitation. The intervention is conducted in 45-minute sessions over 12 weeks, following environmental enrichment principles. Parent training is provided to support the implementation of activities at home, and individualized developmental goals are established for each infant at the beginning of the intervention. All assessments and the intervention are conducted online.
Istanbul, Beykoz 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
HEP Tele-Rehabilitation for Preterm Infants at Developmental Risk: A Feasibility Study
HEP® Delivered Via Telerehabilitation for Preterm Infants With Developmental Risks
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Environmental Enrichment-Based Intervention in Preterm Infants
Hybrid Early Intervention for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy
Telerehabilitation for Preterm Infants
Environmental Enrichment Intervention and Brain Development in Preterm Infants
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Telerehabilitation for High-Risk Infants
Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in High Risk of Infants