Prediction of Outcome of Early Intervention in Failure to Thrive

摘要

The project addressed the need for controlled studies of the psychological andhealth outcomes of those infants with failure to thrive (FTT) who have received early intervention, in order to assess early developmental delays and family influences which mediate intervention effects. The family, the environment, and the psychological and physical health outcomes of children originally diagnosed with FTT during the first year of life were compared to a sample of physically healthy infants who are matched by child and family characteristics.