Alterações da modulação sensorial nos bebés pré-termos e a sua implicação no comportamento adaptativo

Abstract

In the last 30 years, with the advancement of technology, knowledge and understanding of the development of sensory systems in the fetus, newborn and child evolved. Keeping up with the technological advancement, the techniques of obstetrics and Neonatology intensive care has contributed to an increase in the survival of the preterm baby born with low weight. Babies born preterm are characterized by being more reactive, with altered responses to sensory processing level and in the regulation of neurophysiological threshold. This is due not only to the weak central nervous system maturity, as the existing clinical problems, even in the first months of life. The aim of this study was a qualitative analysis of the sensory profile of the preterm baby, analyzing sensory processing areas most affected, advocating according the theory of sensory integration that the altered sensory inputs influencing the neurophysiological processing, affecting the emotional and adaptive responses in varied contexts. We analyzed two groups of babies: a group with babies born preterm, between 29 and 31 weeks, with low weight (< 1500 g) between the 3 and the 5 months old corrected, with the absence of clinically proven brain injury and in control group , babies born at term (>37 weeks) in the same age group, with the scale of The development Schedule of Growing Skills II "and the questionnaire" Infant Toddler Sensory Profile "(Sensory Profile). As a result, after analysis of the two groups of babies, pre-term babies group presented a performance of risk in developing Visual capabilities and a tactile and vestibular processing change, influencing your adaptive behavior.

Date of Award	1 Feb 2019
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Vânia Silva Nunes (Supervisor)