Effect of Family Rehabilitation on Growth and Development of Children with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of family rehabilitation on growth and development of children with hypoxic ischemic en-cephalopathy (HIE). Methods 80 children with moderate HIE were divided into control group (n=40) and observation group (n=40). The control group received routine intervention and nursing, and the observation group accepted family rehabilitation in addition. Mental devel-opment index (MDI) and psychomoter developmental index (PDI) were compared when they were 3 and 6 months old with intellectual de-velopment testing, and their development quotients (DQ) were compared at the age of 1 year. Results The MDI and PDI scores were higher (P<0.01) in the observation group than in the control group when they were 3 and 6 months old. The DQ were higher (P<0.05) in the obser-vation group than in the control group when they were 1 year old. Conclusion Family rehabilitation can promote the development of intelli-gence in children with HIE.