title: Infant stimulation: modification of an intervention based on physiologic and behavioral cues.
abstract: Research involving developmental intervention with premature infants in the hospital has traditionally taken two paths: application of a sensory stimulation protocol and individualized assessment and treatment. This article describes a new method that combines some of the philosophical strengths of these two approaches. A decision tree is presented to standardize the modifications of a developmental intervention based on physiologic and behavioral cues.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Department of Maternal-Child Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: White-Traut
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003463:Cues; D003663:Decision Trees; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology