infanib scale
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Infant Neonatal International Battery(INFANIB)
Amitesh Narayan
Introduction
• Developed by
Patricia H Ellison MD
Published by
Therapy Skill Builders, Texas
Total Items
• 20- Items Scale
• Categorized in 5 Factors
Factor-1_ Spasticity
• Items Included are
A.ATNR
B.TLR_Supine
C.TLR_Prone
D.Hands Held Open/Closed
Factor’s Reliability= .86
Factor_2_Head and Trunk
• Items Included are
A. Sitting
B. Pulled to sit
C. All Fours
D. Body Derotative
Factor’s Reliability= .86
Factor_3_ Vestibular Function
• Items Included are
A.Backward Parachute
B.Forward Parachute
C.Sideways Parachute
D.Body Rotative
Factor’s Reliability= .89
Factor_4_Legs
• Items Included are-
A.Standing
B.Foot Grasp
C.Dorsiflexion of Foot
D.Positive Support Reflex
Factor’s Reliability= .72
Factor_5_French Angles
• Items Included are-
A.Scarf Sign
B.Heel-to-Ear
C.Popliteal Angle
D.Abductor’s Angle
Factor’s Reliability= .89
Scoring Pattern
• 1_ for 2 stage Delay
• 3_ for 1 Stage Delay
• 5_ for Picture matches the age
Inter rater Reliability
• r= .97
Castro et al 1985
Test-retest Reliability
• r= .95
• Castro et al 1985
Predictive Validity
• For factors
• Spasticity_ 86.8%
• Head and Trunk_ 87.1%
• .88_ for Infants 7 months of age or less.
• .93_ for Infants 8 Months or more.
• .91 for all subjects
Internal Consistency
Concurrent Validity
• Not Mentioned in manual
Construct Validity
• Not Mentioned in manual
Degree of Abnormality
• Abnormal
• Transient
• Normal
3 Age Bands
• Less than 4 Months
• 4-8 Months
• 8 Months and More
If Abnormal then category Option
• Spastic Tetraparesis/ Dyskinesia
• Spastic Hemiparesis
• Spastic Diplegia
• Hypotonia
Limitation
• No option for Ataxia or Athetoid diagnosis
• No option for Spastic paraplegia diagnosis
• Dystonic and Spastic Quadriplegic is been categorised as one diagnosis
• No option for Deformity Categorizations
• Score lower even if child shows higher level of response