New reference values must be established for the Alberta Infant Motor Scales for accurate identification of infants at risk for motor developmental delay in Flanders

Abstract

Flemish infants recruited by formal day care services, show significantly lower motor scores than the Canadian norm population. New reference values should be established for the AIMS for accurate identification of infants at risk. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome by promoting supine sleep position should go together with promotion of tummy time when awake and avoiding to spent too much time in sitting devices when awake.

Have infant gross motor abilities changed in 20 years? A re‐evaluation of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale normative values

“…Some concern has been raised in the literature that Canadian norms on the AIMS are inappropriate for infants in other countries. 16,21 Our analyses approach may be appealing to researchers interested in evaluating this issue because it requires a smaller sample size than a normative project. The very small sample sizes reported by De Kegel et al 21 are worrisome and propose the need for new normative data.…”

“…16,21 Our analyses approach may be appealing to researchers interested in evaluating this issue because it requires a smaller sample size than a normative project. The very small sample sizes reported by De Kegel et al 21 are worrisome and propose the need for new normative data. Our analysis strategy is a feasible, costeffective strategy that can be replicated by other researchers.…”

Examining the Impact of Cochlear Implantation on the Early Gross Motor Development of Children With a Hearing Loss

“…Raw scores for each of the positions and a total raw score were derived. The latter was converted to an age-corrected z score based on a Belgian standardization group because the original norm reference values of the AIMS are not representative for the Belgian population anymore (De Kegel et al 2013). High inter-rater and test-retest reliability and concurrent validity are reported (Piper & Darrah 1994;Jeng et al 2000;Blanchard et al 2004;Snyder et al 2008).…”

Cross‐cultural validity of standardized motor development screening and assessment tools: a systematic review

“…40 This study suggests that new AIMS population norms are needed for accurate assessment of Flemish infants. Compared with the AIMS normative sample, Flemish infants from Northern Belgium aged 0 to 18 months had significantly lower motor scores at 4 to 13 and 15 months, with 64.8% of infants scoring below the 50th centile, 25.9% below the 10th centile, 19.6% below the 5th centile, and 11.5% below the 1st centile.…”