A Study of the Effects of Developmental Stimulation on Early Childhood Children with Developmental Delays Prachonchai Hospital, Buriram Province.

Abstract

      This study aimed to study the effects of developmental stimulation on developmental changes in early childhood children with developmental delays. This study was a quasi-experimental study, with a single group measured before and after, to follow up on the outcomes of nursing interventions promoting development in early childhood children diagnosed by physicians with developmental delays, totaling 30 participants. The study focused on developmental stimulation in gross motor, fine motor, expressive language, receptive language, and self-care. The study instruments included the DSPM and TEDA4I assessments. Developmental stimulation, vaccination, and parental education for continuous home-based developmental training. The study duration was 12 weeks. The statistics used in the study were descriptive statistics, percentages.

      Results: It was found that testing with the TEDA4I assessment, the developmental scores of early childhood children after receiving the developmental stimulation program were higher than before the experiment in all aspects, with the total average score increasing from 30.00 to 46.60 points, and there was a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level (p < 0.05). It was shown that the program is effective in promoting the development of early childhood with developmental delays. The levels of knowledge in practice for promoting child development of parents in 4 aspects: physical, language and intelligence, emotional and mental, and social, were found to be at a very good level.