Research Platform
Issue Date: July 01, 2015
Published Online: February 09, 2016
Updated: June 13, 2018
The Specific Test of Early Infant Motor Performance (STEP): A Short, Novel Infant Motor Test at 12 Weeks That Correlates With Bayley Motor Scores at 12 Months
Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, PhD; Truman Brown, PhD; Denise Mulvihill, MD; Raegan Furman, BS, OTS; Jennie Engel, BS, OTS; Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Jessica Simermeyer, BS, OTS; Dorothea Jenkins, MD; Brittany Jesewitz, MS, OTS; Faith Stearns, BS, OTS; Stephanie Wilson, BS, OTS; Kathryn Hope, MPH, OTS
Author Affiliations
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Medical University of South Carolina
Article Information
Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Assessment/Measurement
Research Platform   |   July 01, 2015
The Specific Test of Early Infant Motor Performance (STEP): A Short, Novel Infant Motor Test at 12 Weeks That Correlates With Bayley Motor Scores at 12 Months
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911500083. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-RP201D
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911500083. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-RP201D
Abstract

Date Presented 4/17/2015

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Specific Test of Early infant motor Performance (STEP) against current validated infant motor assessments. Although this is just a preliminary analysis, the strength of the associations is encouraging and provides proof of concept for future validity studies.