کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6224716 1607476 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Attention Problems of Very Preterm Children Compared with Age-Matched Term Controls at School-Age
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Attention Problems of Very Preterm Children Compared with Age-Matched Term Controls at School-Age
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesTo clarify the severity, specificity, and neurocognitive underpinnings of attention problems in very preterm children.Study designA sample of 66 preterm (<32 weeks gestation), mean (SD) age 7.5 (0.4) years, and 66 age-matched term controls participated. Symptoms of inattention were assessed using parent and teacher-rated questionnaires, and neurocognitive measures included speed and consistency in speed of information processing, lapses of attention (tau), alerting, orienting, and executive attention, as well as verbal and visuospatial working memory. Group differences were investigated using ANOVA, and Sobel tests were used to clarify the mediating role of neurocognitive impairments on attention problems.ResultsThere was a large decrease in visuospatial working memory abilities (P < .001, d = .87), and medium increases in tau (P = .002, d = 0.55) as well as parent and teacher ratings of inattention (range d = 0.40-0.56) in very preterm children compared with term peers. Tau and visuospatial working memory were significant predictors of parent (R2 = .161, P < .001 and R2 = .071, P = .001; respectively) and teacher (R2 = .152, P < .001 and R2 = .064, P = .002; respectively) ratings of inattention, and completely explained the effects of very preterm birth on attention problems.ConclusionsIncreased lapses of attention and poorer visuospatial working memory fully account for the attention problems in very premature children at school-age.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Pediatrics - Volume 161, Issue 5, November 2012, Pages 824-829.e1
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