OBJECTIVE: To identify environment factors predicting sensory profile of infants between 4
and 18 months old. METHODS: This cross-sectional study evaluated 97 infants (40 females e 57 males), with a
mean age of 1.05±0.32 years with the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI)
and also asked 97 parents and 11 kindergarten teachers of seven daycare centers to
answer the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale
(AHEMD-IS). The AHEMD-IS is a questionnaire that characterizes the opportunities
in the home environment for infants between 3 and 18 months of age. We tested the
association between affordances and the sensory profile of infants. Significant
variables were entered into a regression model to determine predictors of sensory
profile. RESULTS: The majority of infants (66%) had a normal sensory profile and 34% were at risk
or deficit. Affordances in the home were classified as adequate and they were good
in the studied daycare centers. The results of the regression revealed that only
daily hours in daycare center and daycare outside space influenced the sensory
profile of infants, in particular the Ocular-Motor Control component. CONCLUSIONS: The sensory profile of infants was between normal and at risk. While the family
home offered adequate affordances for motor development, the daycare centers of
the infants involved demonstrated a good quantity and quality of affordances.
Overall, we conclude that daily hours in the daycare center and daycare outside
space were predictors of the sensory profile, particular on Ocular-Motor Control
component.
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