Adolescents Born Extremely Preterm : Cognitive, Behavioural and Relational Outcomes
(2010)- Abstract
- The aim of this thesis was to evaluate long-term outcomes in a regional cohort of adolescents born extremely preterm (before the 29th gestational week) and compare them to full-term born controls. Fifty-two prematurely and 54 full-term born individuals were recruited from a follow-up study at 10 years of age. The participant rate was 85 % from the prematurely born group and 89 % from the full-term born group. A multifaceted approach was used and cognition, somatic and mental health, academic achievement, behaviour, social support and attachment were investigated, predominantly with emphasis on the adolescents’ self-perceived experiences. The results showed that the prematurely born performed more poorly than the controls regarding... (More)
- The aim of this thesis was to evaluate long-term outcomes in a regional cohort of adolescents born extremely preterm (before the 29th gestational week) and compare them to full-term born controls. Fifty-two prematurely and 54 full-term born individuals were recruited from a follow-up study at 10 years of age. The participant rate was 85 % from the prematurely born group and 89 % from the full-term born group. A multifaceted approach was used and cognition, somatic and mental health, academic achievement, behaviour, social support and attachment were investigated, predominantly with emphasis on the adolescents’ self-perceived experiences. The results showed that the prematurely born performed more poorly than the controls regarding cognitive function and flexibility; they had significantly poorer results when measuring school achievement and less often chose theoretical programmes in secondary upper school; they were shorter, weighed less and experienced more often hearing problems; they reported fewer social contacts and showed a higher frequency of insecure attachment organization. Furthermore the prematurely born showed less risk-taking behaviour and a lesser amount of delinquent and aggressive behaviour. However, no difference was obtained between the two groups regarding satisfaction with their social support; attention problems; future expectations; perceived quality of life; emotional well-being. Conclusively; cognitive problems seem to persist into late adolescence in the group of prematurely born. Furthermore, they seem to describe lesser risk-taking behaviour and appear to be at a greater risk of developing an insecure attachment organization as well as establishing fewer social contacts. Nevertheless, in several aspects such as mental health and self-perceived quality of life, the prematurely born seem to function as well as full-term peers. (Less)
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- author
- Hallin, Anne-Li LU
- supervisor
- opponent
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- Professor Hwang, Philip, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- health, attachment, behaviour, extremely preterm, Adolescents, social support, cognition
- pages
- 157 pages
- publisher
- Lund University
- defense location
- Palaestra nedre sal, Paradisgatan 2, Lund
- defense date
- 2010-09-17 10:15:00
- ISBN
- 978-91-978718-4-6
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- ad9922e8-dd1c-4db7-976c-acdc3ac8de20 (old id 1652838)
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abstract = {{The aim of this thesis was to evaluate long-term outcomes in a regional cohort of adolescents born extremely preterm (before the 29th gestational week) and compare them to full-term born controls. Fifty-two prematurely and 54 full-term born individuals were recruited from a follow-up study at 10 years of age. The participant rate was 85 % from the prematurely born group and 89 % from the full-term born group. A multifaceted approach was used and cognition, somatic and mental health, academic achievement, behaviour, social support and attachment were investigated, predominantly with emphasis on the adolescents’ self-perceived experiences. The results showed that the prematurely born performed more poorly than the controls regarding cognitive function and flexibility; they had significantly poorer results when measuring school achievement and less often chose theoretical programmes in secondary upper school; they were shorter, weighed less and experienced more often hearing problems; they reported fewer social contacts and showed a higher frequency of insecure attachment organization. Furthermore the prematurely born showed less risk-taking behaviour and a lesser amount of delinquent and aggressive behaviour. However, no difference was obtained between the two groups regarding satisfaction with their social support; attention problems; future expectations; perceived quality of life; emotional well-being. Conclusively; cognitive problems seem to persist into late adolescence in the group of prematurely born. Furthermore, they seem to describe lesser risk-taking behaviour and appear to be at a greater risk of developing an insecure attachment organization as well as establishing fewer social contacts. Nevertheless, in several aspects such as mental health and self-perceived quality of life, the prematurely born seem to function as well as full-term peers.}},
author = {{Hallin, Anne-Li}},
isbn = {{978-91-978718-4-6}},
keywords = {{health; attachment; behaviour; extremely preterm; Adolescents; social support; cognition}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Lund University}},
school = {{Lund University}},
title = {{Adolescents Born Extremely Preterm : Cognitive, Behavioural and Relational Outcomes}},
year = {{2010}},
}