29 March 2025 : Clinical Research
The Role of the Vojta Method in Diagnosing and Enhancing Motor Skills in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Open-Label Controlled Study
Agata Trafalska
ABCDEF 1, Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz ABCDEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945495
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e945495
Table 11 Number of abnormal reactions in children differing in gestational age (Group) and examination time point and results of Pearson’s chi-square independence test.
| Variables | Examinations | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination 1 | Examination 2 | Examination 3 | ||
| Number of abnormal reactions in the Vojta test Me (Q–Q) | ||||
| Group 1 (≤29 weeks) | 5 (4–7) | 3 (3–7) | 2 (0–5) | 0.895 |
| Group 2 (30–33 weeks) | 5 (4–7) | 4 (3–6) | 1 (0–4) | 0.019 |
| Group 3 (34–37 weeks) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–3) | 0 (0–2) | 0.558 |
| Group 4 (≥38 weeks) | 2 (2–4) | 1 (1–3) | 0 (0–2) | 0.004 |
| Total | 4 (2–7) | 3 (1–4.5) | 1 (0–3) | <0.001 |
| Examination 1 – initial examination (baseline), Examination 2 – second examination (after 3 months), Examination 3 – third examination (after 6 months). Kruskal-Wallis test was employed due to the non-parametric nature of the data (number of abnormal responses). Post-hoc Dunn’s test was used for multiple comparisons between groups when the Kruskal-Wallis test indicated significant differences. | ||||