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Abstract：
This study aimed to investigate prematurity as a risk factor for sensory processing disorders, using the Italian Version of Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation Checklist (SPSRC-IT), based on a sample of healthy Italian children born preterm in comparison with a sample of typical full-term children. Two groups of caregivers of Italian healthy preschooler children were recruited. The first group comprised 37 caregivers of full-term children (FT), while the second group consisted of 37 caregivers of preterm children (PT) (gestational age < 37 weeks). Significant differences between the groups in several subsections and factors of the SPSRC-IT were found, specifically in the Physiological Conditions section, in the Gustatory and Olfactory Sense section, in the Vestibular Sense section, and in the Proprioceptive Sense section, with lower scores in the PT group. Moreover, children born at a lower gestational age or with lower weights had a higher risk of dysfunctions in processing gustatory and olfactory, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimuli. In conclusion, the SPSRC-IT suggested a potential link between prematurity and challenges in the development of sensory processing and self-regulation skills, especially in children with a very low birth weight and very low gestational age.
摘要：
这项研究旨在调查早产作为感觉加工障碍的危险因素，使用意大利语版的感官加工和自我调节清单(SPSRC-IT)，根据健康的意大利早产儿童样本与典型的足月儿童样本进行比较。招募了两组意大利健康学龄前儿童的照顾者。第一组包括37名足月儿童（FT）的照顾者，而第二组由37名早产儿（PT）照顾者组成（胎龄<37周）。在SPSRC-IT的几个小节和因素中发现了组间的显着差异，特别是在“生理条件”部分，在味觉和嗅觉部分，在前庭感觉部分，在本体感觉部分，PT组得分较低。此外，胎龄较低或体重较低的儿童在处理味觉和嗅觉时出现功能障碍的风险较高，前庭,和本体感受刺激。总之,SPSRC-IT提出了早产与感官加工和自我调节技能发展中的挑战之间的潜在联系，特别是在出生体重非常低和胎龄非常低的儿童中。
