کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3918574 1252264 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Motor impairment and low achievement in very preterm children at eight years of age
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Motor impairment and low achievement in very preterm children at eight years of age
چکیده انگلیسی

AimTo examine the concurrence of motor impairment and academic underachievement in a group of very preterm children at 8 years of age.MethodsAll surviving children with a gestational age less than 30 weeks, admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between 1987 and 1997, were prospectively enrolled in developmental follow-up. Children with a neurosensory disability or a low intelligence score (FSIQ ≤ 75 points) were excluded. At 8 years of age the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and standardised tests of academic achievement were administered to a sample of 323 very preterm children.ResultsOne hundred and one (31.3%) of these very preterm children were identified as having Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Of the children with DCD, 54.4% also had underachievement in literacy and/or numeracy. As the severity of motor impairment increased so too did the severity and complexity of underachievement. Significantly fewer children with motor impairments participated in after-school sporting activities. Children with DCD required more mechanical ventilation support during their hospital admission.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that a significant proportion of children born very preterm find both motor and academic skills difficult in early school years.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Early Human Development - Volume 84, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 769–776
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