A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Since preterm and low birth weight infants display a high-risk for communication disorders or delays, the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) provides the earliest opportunity where family-centered early communication intervention (ECI) services can be initiated. Extensive knowledge about high-risk neona...
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| description | Since preterm and low birth weight infants display a high-risk for communication disorders or delays, the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) provides the earliest opportunity where family-centered early communication intervention (ECI) services can be initiated. Extensive knowledge about high-risk neonates exists, but there appears to be limited knowledge about the emergence of early communication skills in these neonates. The aim of the study was to provide a systematic description of the successive communication developmental steps of a high-risk neonate on a weekly basis, from birth to discharge from a NICU, in order to guide further research on a larger scale. An Α-type single case study design was used to collect prospective data over 14 sessions during the participant's 51-day stay in the NICU. Using a comprehensive data-collection protocol, rich data sets were gleaned over time. The results are described as a chronology of events contributing to the participant's risk status and influencing his early communication development. The successive emergence the different components of language skills in the participant provided new insights into the communication development of a preterm neonate and should be further investigated. An ECI programme and guidelines for implementation in the NICU are discussed as a treatment option. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba7cdb62a5f34479bb759d2bd7535dbd2022-12-21T22:54:41ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders0379-80462225-47652005-12-0152110.4102/sajcd.v52i1.203107A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)Althea McInroy0Alta Kritzinger1Clinic for High Risk Babies, Centre for Early Intervention in Communication Pathology, Department of Communication Pathology, University of PretoriaClinic for High Risk Babies, Centre for Early Intervention in Communication Pathology, Department of Communication Pathology, University of PretoriaSince preterm and low birth weight infants display a high-risk for communication disorders or delays, the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) provides the earliest opportunity where family-centered early communication intervention (ECI) services can be initiated. Extensive knowledge about high-risk neonates exists, but there appears to be limited knowledge about the emergence of early communication skills in these neonates. The aim of the study was to provide a systematic description of the successive communication developmental steps of a high-risk neonate on a weekly basis, from birth to discharge from a NICU, in order to guide further research on a larger scale. An Α-type single case study design was used to collect prospective data over 14 sessions during the participant's 51-day stay in the NICU. Using a comprehensive data-collection protocol, rich data sets were gleaned over time. The results are described as a chronology of events contributing to the participant's risk status and influencing his early communication development. The successive emergence the different components of language skills in the participant provided new insights into the communication development of a preterm neonate and should be further investigated. An ECI programme and guidelines for implementation in the NICU are discussed as a treatment option.https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/203high-risk neonatesneonatal intensive care unitneonatal communication developmentearly communication interventionparent-centered approach |
| spellingShingle | Althea McInroy Alta Kritzinger A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) South African Journal of Communication Disorders high-risk neonates neonatal intensive care unit neonatal communication development early communication intervention parent-centered approach |
| title | A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
| title_full | A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
| title_fullStr | A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
| title_short | A single case study of the communication development of a high-risk neonate, from birth to discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
| title_sort | single case study of the communication development of a high risk neonate from birth to discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit nicu |
| topic | high-risk neonates neonatal intensive care unit neonatal communication development early communication intervention parent-centered approach |
| url | https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/203 |
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