Feasibility of the Baby Moves app for remote General Movements Assessment: a prospective observational cohort study in an Italian infant population - Summary - MDSpire
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Feasibility of the Baby Moves app for remote General Movements Assessment: a prospective observational cohort study in an Italian infant population
To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Baby Moves smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment (GMA) in an Italian cohort of at-risk and healthy term infants.
Approach:
Study Design: Prospective observational feasibility cohort study.
Participants: 199 infants recruited, including 85 at-risk and 114 healthy term infants.
Intervention: Parents used the Baby Moves app to upload six 3-minute videos of their infant’s spontaneous movements.
Assessment: Videos were assessed by certified GMA evaluators blinded to clinical history.
Key Findings:
91.9% of families downloaded and activated the app.
91.5% of families submitted at least one video.
Mean number of uploaded videos was 4.3, with 58.3% submitting ≥5 videos.
Healthy term infants' families uploaded more videos than at-risk infants (mean 4.6 vs 3.8).
High usability and acceptability reported by parents, with challenges mainly related to connectivity or infant state.
Interpretation:
The Baby Moves app is feasible and acceptable for remote GMA in an Italian setting.
Limitations:
No clinically meaningful associations found with sociodemographic variables.
Challenges reported were primarily related to technology and infant behavior.
Conclusion:
High engagement across both at-risk and control families was observed.
