Introduction: Identifying sensory processing problems of 12‐month‐old preterm and term children and defining their relationship with motor skills are essential for appropriate interventions and optimal sensory‐motor development. This study aimed to determine sensory processing difficulties in 12‐month‐old babies and examine their relationship with motor skills.Methods: This cross‐sectional study included 61 infants (28 preterm and 33 full‐term, ages 12 months). The infants' sensory processing skills were evaluated using the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI), and their gross and fine motor skills were assessed with the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales‐2 (PDMS‐2).Results: Sensory processing difficulties were more common in preterm babies. Multiple linear regression models indicated a significant positive association between PDMS‐2 gross/fine motor scores and TFSI total scores, reactivity to tactile deep pressure, and ocular‐motor control in the total sample. Furthermore, there was a relationship between gross motor and adaptive motor function, and fine motor scores were found to be associated with visual‐tactile integration sensory scores.Conclusions: Preterm babies are more likely than their full‐term peers to have sensory processing problems around the age of one, which can affect their motor skills. The results support the relationship between children's sensory and motor processing skills. Practitioners such as occupational and physical therapists should be alert to this relationship in infants with sensory processing and motor problems. Taking this relationship into consideration when planning intervention programs can be a guide for an effective intervention.

In this study we translated the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) into Turkish, adapted the instrument culturally, examined its psychometric properties within a Turkish population, and identified its limitations. We administered the AHEMD-IS to families of 65 premature or full-term Turkish infants and repeated this testing for 17 families after one-two weeks to establish test-retest reliability. We calculated the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach alpha coefficient to assess reliability, and we evaluated test validity using the Spearman’s correlation coefficient and correlations with the Bayley-III motor development score. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.846, and, for test-retest reliability, the ICC score was 0.830. The Turkish AHEMD-IS total score was moderately correlated with the Bayley-III fine motor development score ( r = 0.469, p < 0.001), the Bayley-III gross motor development score ( r = 0.533, p < 0.001), and the Bayley-III total motor development score ( r = 0.526, p < 0.001). The Turkish version of the AHEMD-IS was found to be valid and reliable for children born prematurely or at full-term. The use of this questionnaire in Turkey will facilitate the creation of a home environment that will support motor development in children between 3-18 months of age.

Background/Objectives: This study examined the relationship between sensory processing skills, mother–infant bonding, and prematurity in 12-month-old infants. Methods: Twenty-two preterm infants with gestational age < 34 weeks and 20 term infants were included in the study. At four months, mothers evaluated their bonding with infants using the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS). At the age of 12 months, the sensory processing skills of infants were assessed using the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI). Results: MIBS scores were significantly higher in the preterm group compared to the term group (p < 0.01). TSFI total scores and subdomains (tactile deep pressure, adaptive motor function, and vestibular stimulation) were significantly lower in preterm infants (p = 0.01, p = 0.02, p = 0.01, and p = 0.03, respectively). Multiple linear regression revealed that each one-point increase in bonding score (weaker bonding) was associated with a −0.65 decrease in the TSFI total score, a −0.61 decrease in tactile deep pressure, and a −0.63 decrease in vestibular stimulation scores, independent of gestational age. Conclusions: This study concluded that mother-to-infant bonding is associated with sensory processing skills, especially in the vestibular and tactile domains. Additionally, prematurity was found to be related to sensory processing.

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This study aims to evaluate the reliability, quality, and readability of ChatGPT-4’s responses to questions about cerebral palsy (CP) and rehabilitation strategies. The 56 most frequently asked questions by families about CP, its treatment, and rehabilitation strategies were divided into five categories (A1-5) and asked in ChatGPT-4. The reliability, quality, and readability of the responses were assessed by two researchers, respectively, using the modified DISCERN (mDISCERN) tool, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), and the Flesch Reading Ease Scale (FRE). Median (IQR) values for mDISCERN ranged from 3 (3–3) in A5 to 4 (3–4) in A1, while GQS values ranged from 3 (3–3.5) in A2 to 3.5 (3–4) in A1. The mean readability values assessed with FRE ranged from 31.47 ± 12.92 to 44.84 ± 17.39. No statistically significant differences were observed between the categories. The ICC values suggested very good agreement for both scales, with 0.851 for the mDISCERN total score and 0.824 for the GQS total score. Conclusion : This study suggests that ChatGPT-4 provides moderate reliability and generally acceptable quality of responses regarding CP treatment and rehabilitation. FRE scores indicated that many responses were difficult for families to understand. While ChatGPT-4 may serve as a supportive source of general information, its outputs should be interpreted with caution, particularly in clinical contexts, and supervision and oversight by healthcare professionals remain essential for safe and effective use. What's Known: • Children with cerebral palsy (CP) receive lifelong rehabilitation. Exercise plays a fundamental role in maintaining functional independence and quality of life, as well as physical development. The use of AI-based tools such as ChatGPT-4 for health information is increasingly widespread; however, uncertainties regarding the reliability, quality,and readability of these tools remain. What is New: • Our study shows that ChatGPT-4’'s responses to questions about treatment and rehabilitation strategies for children with CP have moderate to good reliability and quality, but low readability.