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. 2022 Sep 14;19(18):11543. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811543

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.

Inclusion Exclusion
Population Population
  • 0–36-month-old children

  • The ‘ordinary’ (physically well, ‘healthy’) population of young children

  • Above 36 months

  • Specific groups of children with specific conditions, e.g., autism, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy or similar

Type of intervention Type of intervention
  • Takes place in the child’s ‘natural’ environment with the child’s carers making an effort to promote the child’s motor development. For example, parents at home who participate in the intervention or day care staff in a nursery or similar. The aim is to improve the motor development of the 0–36-month-old child. The content of the intervention itself can be of different types and duration

  • Not ‘natural’ (e.g., specialised training, such as by physiotherapists)

Caregivers Caregivers
  • Parents

  • Daycare staff

  • Other caregivers, e.g., physiotherapist, occupational therapist or doctor, are excluded.

  • Defined groups that do not correspond to the general normal population of carers (e.g., only parents with certain conditions in vulnerable areas or with an illness, etc.)

Geographical and cultural area Geographical and cultural area
  • Studies in Western European countries, North America and Australia

  • Studies from developing/third world countries are excluded as the context and premises are dissimilar, compared to developed countries

Outcome measure Study type
  • Primary outcome measure: impact of interventions on children’s motor development

  • Everything that is not peer-reviewed scientific articles