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  • Titel: Toward Early Identification of Sensory Over-Responsivity (SOR) : A Construct for Predicting Difficulties With Sleep and Feeding in Infants : A Construct for Predicting Difficulties With Sleep and Feeding in Infants
  • Beteiligte: Thomas, Simone; Bundy, Anita C.; Black, Deborah; Lane, Shelly J.
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2015
  • Erschienen in: OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/1539449215579855
  • ISSN: 1539-4492; 1938-2383
  • Schlagwörter: Occupational Therapy
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p> Sensory over-responsivity (SOR) is a type of sensory modulation disorder in which heightened sensitivity to non-noxious sensations interrupts daily life. In this preliminary study within a larger investigation, we used infants with sleep/feeding difficulties as a proxy for later development of SOR. We tested evidence for construct validity and internal reliability of pre- and perinatal factors that, together, could predict infant sleep/feeding difficulties. We obtained retrospective data on 360 mother–infant dyads on 38 pre- and perinatal variables and linked the data with infant referral for sleep/feeding difficulties. We analyzed the data with Rasch analysis to examine evidence for a unidimensional construct. Our results show good evidence for a construct comprising 18 of the 38 pre- and perinatal variables examined. This construct may represent a step toward early identification of SOR and provide therapists with evidence to support the use of pre- and perinatal information as predictors of infant sleep/feeding difficulties. </jats:p>