| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Earlier studies have shown that very and extremely low birth weight (VLBW and ELBW) infants have different characteristics in the development of joint attention from normal birth weight (NBW) infants. The purpose of this study is to clarify the developmental characteristics of joint attention in VLBW and ELBW infants without high-risk complications compared to NBW infants.
A semi-structured observation scale was originally developed based on Early Social Communication Scales and used to assess infants’ joint attention behaviors. There are significant differences in joint attention development among VLBW, ELBW, and NBW infants. The result suggests that ELBW infants might have higher risk of developmental delay in joint attention.
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