HEP ® (Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity) Approach Changes Sensory–Motor Development Trajectory and Improves Parental Goals: A Single Subject Study of an Infant with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy and Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS).

Background: Early intervention (EI) for infants identified as being at high risk for cerebral palsy (CP), or who have been diagnosed with it, is critical for promotion of postnatal brain organization. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity (HE...

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Published in:Children Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 876 - 893
Main Authors: Balikci, Aymen, May-Benson, Teresa A., Sirma, Gamze Cagla, Ilbay, Gul
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Published: MDPI Jul2024
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          Balikci, Aymen
          May-Benson, Teresa A.
          Sirma, Gamze Cagla
          Ilbay, Gul
        affil: Sense On, Ltd., Istanbul 34810, Türkiye
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          Anemia Diagnosis
          Polycythemia Diagnosis
          Hemiplegia In Infancy and Childhood
          Cerebral Palsy In Infancy and Childhood
          Homeostasis
          Neuronal Plasticity
          Twins
          Motor Skills
          Program Implementation
          Parenting
          Goals and Objectives
          Sensory Motor Integration
          Treatment Outcomes
          Early Childhood Intervention
          Human Development
          Human
          Infant
          Exploratory Research
          Scales
          Confidence Intervals
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Physical Therapists
          Parenting Education
          Female
          Descriptive Statistics
          Quality Improvement
          Physical Therapy
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Female
      ab: Background: Early intervention (EI) for infants identified as being at high risk for cerebral palsy (CP), or who have been diagnosed with it, is critical for promotion of postnatal brain organization. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of the Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity (HEP) Approach, which is a contemporary EI model that applies the key principles of enriched environment paradigms and neuronal plasticity from experimental animal studies to ecological theories of human development on the motor development, sensory functions, and parental goals of an infant with twin anemia polycythemia sequence (TAPS) and CP. Methods: An AB phase with follow-up single case study design which consisted of multiple baseline assessments with the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2) and the Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI) was used. Non-overlapping confidence intervals analysis was used for pre–post PDMS-2 scores. The measurement of progress toward goals and objectives was conducted using the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). The HEP Approach intervention consisted of 12 one-hour sessions implemented over a period of 3 months, where a physical therapist provided weekly clinic-based parental coaching. Results: Results found a stable baseline during Phase A and improvement in response to the HEP Approach intervention during Phase B in both the PDMS-2 and TSFI according to 2SD Band analysis. The confidence intervals for the PDMS-2 scores also indicated a significant improvement after HEP intervention. The scores for both the PDMS-2 and the TSFI were consistent or showed improvement throughout the Follow-Up phase. A GAS t-score of 77.14 indicated that the infant exceeded intervention goal expectations. Conclusions: Although our findings suggest that the HEP Approach intervention has promise in enhancing sensory functions, motor skill outcomes, and parental goals in an infant with TAPS and CP, further research is required to validate and apply these results more broadly.
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