Longitudinal follow-up of children born preterm: cognitive development at age 19
(2000) In Early Human Development 58(2). p.81-90- Abstract
- In a long-term prospective study, 39 preterm children born before 35 completed weeks of gestation and 23 full-term children were followed up at 4, 9 and 19 years of age. Psychometric evaluation of the cognitive development at 4 years of age showed that the preterms fell within the normal range, although their performance was inferior to that of the full-terms. This difference between the groups was not found at 9 and 19 years of age. Within the preterm group there was no correlation between the test results and birthweight, gestational age, prenatal or perinatal optimality scores. Full-terms had better scholastic performance at the end of compulsory schooling, while there was no difference at 19 years of age. At 19 years of age, about 1/3... (More)
- In a long-term prospective study, 39 preterm children born before 35 completed weeks of gestation and 23 full-term children were followed up at 4, 9 and 19 years of age. Psychometric evaluation of the cognitive development at 4 years of age showed that the preterms fell within the normal range, although their performance was inferior to that of the full-terms. This difference between the groups was not found at 9 and 19 years of age. Within the preterm group there was no correlation between the test results and birthweight, gestational age, prenatal or perinatal optimality scores. Full-terms had better scholastic performance at the end of compulsory schooling, while there was no difference at 19 years of age. At 19 years of age, about 1/3 of the children in both groups rated themselves as having had attention deficits during their childhood and adolescence. In this group of moderately immature, low-risk children, preterm birth without major physical or mental disabilities poses a developmental risk that seems to have the greatest impact during the preschool years and then gradually attenuates. (Less)
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- Tideman, Eva LU
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- 2000
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Scholastic performance, Attention, Preterm children, Cognitive development, Long-term outcome
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- Early Human Development
- volume
- 58
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 81 - 90
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- scopus:0034077672
- ISSN
- 1872-6232
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0378-3782(00)00055-4
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- English
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abstract = {{In a long-term prospective study, 39 preterm children born before 35 completed weeks of gestation and 23 full-term children were followed up at 4, 9 and 19 years of age. Psychometric evaluation of the cognitive development at 4 years of age showed that the preterms fell within the normal range, although their performance was inferior to that of the full-terms. This difference between the groups was not found at 9 and 19 years of age. Within the preterm group there was no correlation between the test results and birthweight, gestational age, prenatal or perinatal optimality scores. Full-terms had better scholastic performance at the end of compulsory schooling, while there was no difference at 19 years of age. At 19 years of age, about 1/3 of the children in both groups rated themselves as having had attention deficits during their childhood and adolescence. In this group of moderately immature, low-risk children, preterm birth without major physical or mental disabilities poses a developmental risk that seems to have the greatest impact during the preschool years and then gradually attenuates.}},
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publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Early Human Development}},
title = {{Longitudinal follow-up of children born preterm: cognitive development at age 19}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3782(00)00055-4}},
doi = {{10.1016/S0378-3782(00)00055-4}},
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year = {{2000}},
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