NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment : a feasibility study in Nepal

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility of using the NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment for screening infants for cerebral palsy in Kathmandu, Nepal.

METHOD: Thirty-one term-born infants at risk of cerebral palsy due to birth asphyxia or neonatal seizures were recruited for the follow-up at Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, 1 October 2021 to 7 January 2022. Parents filmed their children at home using the application at 3 months' age and the videos were assessed for technical quality using a standardised form and for fidgety movements by Prechtl's General Movements Assessment. The usability of the application was evaluated through a parental survey.

RESULTS: Twenty families sent in altogether 46 videos out of which 35 had approved technical quality. Sixteen children had at least one video with approved technical quality. Three infants lacked fidgety movements. The level of agreement between assessors was acceptable (Krippendorf alpha 0.781). Parental answers to the usability survey were in general positive.

INTERPRETATION: Engaging parents in screening of cerebral palsy with the help of a smartphone-aided remote General Movements Assessment is possible in the urban area of a South Asian lower middle-income country.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e080063

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kukka, Antti Juhani [VerfasserIn]
Sundelin, Heléne E K [VerfasserIn]
Basnet, Omkar [VerfasserIn]
Paudel, Prajwal [VerfasserIn]
Upadhyay Subedi, Kalpana [VerfasserIn]
Svensson, Katarina [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Litorp, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Gurung, Rejina [VerfasserIn]
Bhattarai, Pratiksha [VerfasserIn]
Wrammert, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Kc, Ashish [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Developmental neurology & neurodisability
EHealth
Feasibility Studies
Follow-Up Studies
Journal Article
NEONATOLOGY
Nepal

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080063

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369211839