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Delvert J, Wadensjö HV, Bornehag CG, Wikström S. Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour among Early School-Aged Children in the SELMA Cohort Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:616. [PMID: 38929196 PMCID: PMC11201458 DOI: 10.3390/children11060616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Low motor competence (MC) has been associated with lower physical activity (PA) and long-term health risks in children. Less is known about sex-specific patterns and associations during early school age. The aim of this study was to explore how motor difficulties are associated with PA levels, screen time, and organised sports participation (OSP). Data from 479 children, seven years of age, participating in the Swedish Environmental, Longitudinal, Mother and child, Asthma, and allergy (SELMA) pregnancy cohort study were used. MC and activity-related outcomes were assessed with questionnaires answered by parents. Associations between MC and outcomes were evaluated using logistic regression models adjusted for sex, overweight, and parental education level. Sex differences were investigated with interaction analyses and in stratified models. Children with motor difficulties had the same level of PA as their peers, but more screen time and lower OSP. Compared with children with normal MC, boys with motor difficulties had lower rates of OSP, but girls did not. This indicates that the identification and compensatory support for motor difficulties for boys at an early age, as well as the development of inclusive leisure time activities, are of importance to facilitate health-promoting activities on equal terms.
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- Johanna Delvert
- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden; (H.V.W.); (C.-G.B.); (S.W.)
- Center for Clinical Research, Region Värmland County Council, 651 82 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden; (H.V.W.); (C.-G.B.); (S.W.)
- Center for Clinical Research, Region Värmland County Council, 651 82 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden; (H.V.W.); (C.-G.B.); (S.W.)
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden; (H.V.W.); (C.-G.B.); (S.W.)
- Center for Clinical Research, Region Värmland County Council, 651 82 Karlstad, Sweden
- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden
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Lang J, Wylie G, Haig C, Gillberg C, Minnis H. Towards system redesign: An exploratory analysis of neurodivergent traits in a childhood population referred for autism assessment. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296077. [PMID: 38198484 PMCID: PMC10781046 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Children's health services in many countries are moving from single condition diagnostic silo assessments to considering neurodevelopment in a more holistic sense. There has been increasing recognition of the importance of clinical overlap and co-occurrence of different neurotypes when assessing neurodivergent children. Using a cross-sectional service evaluation design, we investigated the overlap of neurodivergences in a cohort of children referred for autism assessment, focusing on motor, learning, and attention/activity level domains. We aimed to determine what proportion of children in a cohort referred for an autism assessment showed traits of additional neurodivergences, and what proportion were further investigated. METHODS We evaluated anonymised medical records of children aged between two and 17 years referred for autism assessment. We used validated questionnaires to assess for neurodivergent traits. A weighted scoring system was developed to determine traits in each neurodevelopmental domain and a score above the median was considered to indicate a neurodivergent trait. Evidence of further investigations were recorded. We then examined the relationships between autism traits and traits of additional neurodivergence. RESULTS 114 participants were included for evaluation. 62.3% (n = 71) had completed questionnaires for analysis. Of these, 71.8% (n = 51) scored greater than the median for at least one additional neurotype, indicating the presence of other neurodivergent traits, and 88.7% (n = 64) attracted a diagnosis of autism. Only 26.3% of children with evidence of additional neurotypes were further investigated beyond their autism assessment. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the extensive overlap between additional neurodivergent traits in a population of children referred with suspected autism and show that only a small proportion were further investigated. The use of standardised questionnaires to uncover additional neurodivergences may have utility in improving the holistic nature of neurodevelopmental assessments.
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- Jason Lang
- School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Health and Wellbeing, Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Glasgow, Scotland
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- School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Mäkilä E, Ekblad MO, Rautava P, Lapinleimu H, Setänen S. Five-to-Fifteen-Parental Perception of Developmental Profile from Age 5 to 8 Years in Children Born Very Preterm. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13050819. [PMID: 37240989 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13050819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Children born very preterm have increased risk of developmental difficulties. We examined the parental perception of developmental profile of children born very preterm at 5 and 8 years by using the parental questionnaire Five-to-Fifteen (FTF) compared to full-term controls. We also studied the correlation between these age points. The study included 168 and 164 children born very preterm (gestational age < 32 weeks and/or birth weight ≤ 1500 g) and 151 and 131 full-term controls. The rate ratios (RR) were adjusted for sex and the father's educational level. At 5 and 8 years, children born very preterm were more likely to have higher scores (more difficulties) compared to controls in motor skills (RR = 2.3, CI 95% = 1.8-3.0 at 5 years and RR = 2.2, CI 95% = 1.7-2.9 at 8 years), executive function (1.7, 1.3-2.2 and 1.5, 1.2-2.0), perception (1.9, 1.4-2.5 and 1.9, 1.5-2.5), language (1.5, 1.1-1.9 and 2.2, 1.7-2.9), and social skills (1.4, 1.1-1.8 and 2.1, 1.6-2.7), and at 8 years in learning (1.9, 1.4-2.6) and memory (1.5, 1.2-2.0). There were moderate-to-strong correlations (r = 0.56-0.76, p < 0.001) in all domains between 5 and 8 years in children born very preterm. Our findings suggest that FTF might help to earlier identify children at the greatest risk of incurring developmental difficulties persisting to school-age.
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- Eeva Mäkilä
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Salo Health Centre, 24240 Salo, Finland
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- Department of General Practice, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Public Health, Turku Clinical Research Centre, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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Ingvaldsen SH, Hansen TI, Håberg AK, Moholdt V, Evensen KAI, Dammann O, Austeng D, Morken TS. Visual function correlates with neurodevelopment in a population cohort of school-aged children born extremely preterm. Acta Paediatr 2023; 112:753-761. [PMID: 36627478 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIM To investigate visual function and neurodevelopment in a geographically defined population cohort of school-aged children born extremely preterm. METHODS All children born extremely preterm in Central Norway between 2006 and 2011 (n=65) were identified, and 36 (median age, min/max: 13, 10/16) were included. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity (four spatial frequencies), parent-reported challenges and neuropsychological testing in learning, executive functions, motor skills, perception, reaction time, working and visual memory, processing speed, and pattern separation were measured. Brain MRI (3T) was acquired and read by a neuroradiologist. RESULTS Median (min/max) BCVA letter score was 85 (35/91) in the better and 82 (13/89) in the worse eye. ROP participants (n=7) had lower contrast sensitivity in the two highest spatial frequencies (p = 0.024 and p = 0.004). Parent-reported challenges correlated negatively with BCVA (learning: p = 0.014; executive functions: p = 0.002; motor skills: p = 0.000; and perception: p = 0.001), while motor skills correlated negatively with one (p = 0.010) and perception with two (p = 0.003 and p = 0.009) of four spatial frequencies. Neuropsychological tests were reduced relative to norms. None had MRI-verified preterm brain injury. CONCLUSION Visual function was subnormal and correlated with parent-reported challenges in a small cohort of extremely preterm school-aged children, indicating that visual function may be a marker of neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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- Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Ophthalmology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St Olav hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St Olav hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Physiotherapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.,Children's Clinic, St. Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Ophthalmology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Ophthalmology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Marinopoulou M, Unenge Hallerbäck M, Bornehag CG, Billstedt E. Is WISC-IV Working Memory Index associated with ADHD symptoms in 7-8-year-olds? APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. CHILD 2023:1-10. [PMID: 36780371 DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2023.2176232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The Working Memory Index (WMI) in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) has been suggested to be associated with ADHD symptoms. The relationship between WMI and ADHD symptoms in the general population is not clear. The study aimed to examine the association between working memory (WM) and behavioral regulation (BR), and hyperactivity/inattention (HI) in a general population sample of 7-8-year-olds, and whether general intellectual functioning is associated with BR and HI. The study also examined if those with low WMI also fulfill elevated ADHD criteria. The study group (N = 865) was assessed with the WISC (Fourth edition), the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the Five to Fifteen Questionnaire, and divided into three groups based on WM function, and in relation to BR and/or HI problems. The associations between WM and BR, and WM and HI, including intellectual functioning as covariate, were examined. WM deficits were found in 22%, but the majority of those had no BR or HI problems. Four percent in the study group had WM deficits combined with BR and/or HI problems, and in about one third of those inattentive ADHD criteria were fulfilled. WM and prosocial behavior were associated with BR and HI. WM deficits measured with WISC WMI in 7-8-year-olds do not always signal BR and/or HI problems.
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- Maria Marinopoulou
- Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Child and Adolescent Habilitation, Region Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Child Neuropsychiatric Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Robertsson Grossmann K, Eriksson Westblad M, Blennow M, Lindström K. Outcome at early school age and adolescence after hypothermia-treated hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: an observational, population-based study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2022; 108:295-301. [PMID: 36600485 PMCID: PMC10176399 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to describe long-term outcomes following hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). DESIGN Prospective, population-based observational study. SETTING Tertiary level neonatal intensive care units and neonatal outpatient clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. PATIENTS Sixty-six infants treated with TH due to HIE between 2007 and 2009. INTERVENTIONS At 6-8 years and 10-12 years of age, children were assessed using a standardised neurological examination, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (MABC-2) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children IV/V. Parents completed the Five-to-Fifteen (FTF) questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Adverse outcome among survivors was defined as cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, hearing or visual impairment, full-scale IQ (FSIQ) below 85, attention deficit disorder with/without hyperactivity, autism spectrum disorder or developmental coordination disorder. RESULTS Mortality was 12%. Seventeen per cent of survivors developed CP. Mean FSIQ was normal in children without major neuromotor impairment. Assessment in early adolescence revealed emerging deficits in 26% of children with a previously favourable outcome. The proportion of children exhibiting executive difficulties increased from 7% to 19%. This was reflected also by a significantly increased proportion of children with an FTF score >90th percentile compared with norms in early adolescence. The proportion of children with an MABC-2 score ≤5th percentile was also significantly increased compared with norms. CONCLUSIONS Survivors without major neuromotor impairment have normal intelligence. The incidence of executive difficulties appears to be increased in this patient population. More subtle difficulties may go undetected at early school-age.
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- Katarina Robertsson Grossmann
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Paediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden .,Department of Neonatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Paediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Medical Unit of Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Medical Unit Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Paediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Neonatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Paediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Child Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mafla AC, Benavides RJ, Meyer P, Giraudeau N, Schwendicke F. Association of children's toothbrushing and fine motor skills: a cross-sectional study. Braz Oral Res 2022; 36:e103. [PMID: 35830146 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fine motor skills (FMS) allow for the control and coordination of the distal musculature of hands and fingers, a skill required to brush teeth. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between FMS and toothbrushing efficacy. This cross-sectional study included 42 low-income Latino children aged 5 to 9 years from Pasto, Colombia. Toothbrushing efficacy was determined by the children's dental plaque Quigley-Hein Index (QH-I) mean-score difference from before and after toothbrushing. FMS were evaluated using the 5-15R parent evaluation, the spiral drawing Archimedes test, and a neurodevelopmental assessment of movements and prehension patterns during toothbrushing. A descriptive analysis was performed to assess the characteristics of FMS and children's toothbrushing, and a generalized linear model was used to determine associations between these skills and toothbrushing efficacy. Eighty-six percent of the children had at least one difficulty with FMS, and in 7%, they interfered with daily activities. Fourteen percent presented a moderate pattern in the Archimedes test, and 43% had inefficient prehension patterns. Toothbrushing reduced the QH-I by a mean of 1.45 (SD = 0.78-2.12) (p < 0.001). Toothbrushing efficacy was only significantly associated with age (mean-difference = -0.315, 95%CI: -0.481 to -0.148, p < 0.001). FMS and toothbrushing efficacy were not significantly associated. Other components of fine motor control should be analyzed to understand the kinetics of toothbrushing.
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- Ana Cristina Mafla
- Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, School of Dentistry, Pasto, Colombia
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- Université de Montpellier, University Hospital of Montpellier, Department of Neuropediatrics, Montpellier, France
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- Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Etudes Politiques Et sociaLs, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France
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- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Berlin, Germany
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Klamer A, Toftlund LH, Grimsson K, Halken S, Zachariassen G. IQ Was Not Improved by Post-Discharge Fortification of Breastmilk in Very Preterm Infants. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14132709. [PMID: 35807888 PMCID: PMC9268839 DOI: 10.3390/nu14132709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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(1) Very preterm infants are at increased risk of cognitive deficits, motor impairments, and behavioural problems. Studies have tied insufficient nutrition and growth to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental impairment; (2) Methods: Follow-up study on cognitive and neuropsychological development at 6 years corrected age (CA) in 214 very preterm infants, including 141 breastfed infants randomised to mother’s own milk (MOM) with (F-MOM) or without (U-MOM) fortification and 73 infants fed a preterm formula (PF-group), from shortly before discharge to 4 months CA. Infants with serious congenital anomalies or major neonatal morbidities were excluded prior to intervention. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV was used for cognitive testing, and the children’s parents completed the Five to Fifteen Questionnaire (FTF); (3) Results: Post-discharge fortification of MOM did not improve either full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) with a median of 104 vs. 105.5 (p = 0.29), subdomain scores, or any domain score on the FTF questionnaire. Compared to the PF group, the MOM group had significantly better verbal comprehension score with a median of 110 vs. 106 (p = 0.03) and significantly better motor skills scores on the FTF questionnaire (p = 0.01); (4) Conclusions: The study supports breastfeeding without fortification as post-discharge nutrition in very preterm infants, and it seems superior to preterm formula.
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- Anja Klamer
- Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark; (K.G.); (S.H.); (G.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Paediatrics, Holbaek Hospital, 4300 Holbaek, Denmark;
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- Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark; (K.G.); (S.H.); (G.Z.)
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- Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark; (K.G.); (S.H.); (G.Z.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark; (K.G.); (S.H.); (G.Z.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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González C, Castillo RD, Franzani JP, Martinich C. Screening of Developmental Difficulties during the Transition to Primary School. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18083958. [PMID: 33918703 PMCID: PMC8070198 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18083958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The five-to-fifteen (FTF) questionnaire is a screening tool completed by parents that is able to distinguish developmental disorders in children aged 5 to 15 years old. The current study aimed to characterize the developmental difficulties by gender and school age (kindergarten and first grade) of children in their transition to primary school, using the Spanish-language version of the FTF questionnaire. The participants were 541 parents of typically developed children from kindergarten and first grade in public schools in Chile. Developmental difficulties were revealed, showing that boys displayed significantly more difficulties in their social skills when compared to girls, and that kindergartners displayed significantly more developmental difficulties than first graders. The children’s developmental difficulties in executive functions, social skills, and emotional/behavioral problems exhibited interactions between gender and school age. The findings were discussed in terms of current conceptualizations of both executive functions and self-regulatory processes. These processes and functions are configured early in development, are gradually consolidated over the course of school age, and can be strengthened or weakened by conditions experienced in childhood. Early screening of developmental difficulties from the parents’ perspective would facilitate early detection of problems, as early as in kindergarten, and considering the normal adaptable development of children.
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- Carolina González
- Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;
- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Avenida Lircay s/n, Talca 3460000, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Avenida Lircay s/n, Talca 3460000, Chile
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-71-2201567
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- Corporación para el Desarrollo del Aprendizaje (CDA), Santiago 8370167, Chile; (J.P.F.); (C.M.)
- Departamento de Humanidades y Educación, Universidad Tecnológica de Chile Inacap, Santiago 8320000, Chile
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- Corporación para el Desarrollo del Aprendizaje (CDA), Santiago 8370167, Chile; (J.P.F.); (C.M.)
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Niiranen J, Kiviruusu O, Vornanen R, Saarenpää-Heikkilä O, Paavonen EJ. High-dose electronic media use in five-year-olds and its association with their psychosocial symptoms: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e040848. [PMID: 33731383 PMCID: PMC7978091 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the frequency of electronic media (e-media) usage by preschool children and the risks of high-dose e-media use on young children's psychosocial well-being. DESIGN Longitudinal associations between e-media use at 18 months and psychosocial symptoms at 5 years of age were studied, as well as cross-sectional associations between e-media use and psychosocial symptoms at 5 years. SETTING Between 2011 and 2017 in Finland. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 5 years (n=699). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Children's psychosocial symptoms were determined at the age of 5 years using the parent-reported questionnaires Five-to-Fifteen (FTF) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). RESULTS Based on our results, 95% of the preschool children exceeded the daily recommended use of e-media set by health professionals. Our results indicate that increased screen time at 5 years of age is associated with a risk of multiple psychosocial symptoms (OR 1.53-2.18, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.34, p<0.05), while increased levels of e-media use at 18 months was only associated with FTF peer problems (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.41, p=0.03). Moreover, high-dose use of electronic games at the age of 5 years seems to be associated with fewer risks for psychosocial well-being than programme viewing, as it was only associated with SDQ hyperactivity (OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.51, p=0.02). CONCLUSION Increased screen time has multiple risks for children's psychosocial well-being. These risk factors seem to be significant in the long term, and are related to problems in children's socio-emotional development later on. Health professionals and paediatricians have an important role as communicators of the current research results on the safe usage time of e-media for families, and enhancing parents' skills as regulators of children's safe e-media use. More research is needed on the family conditions of high-dose e-media users.
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- Janette Niiranen
- Department of Public Health Solutions, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health Solutions, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Center for Child Health Research, Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Public Health Solutions, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Pediatric Research Center, Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Hirvikoski T, Lajic S, Jokinen J, Renhorn E, Trillingsgaard A, Kadesjö B, Gillberg C, Borg J. Using the five to fifteen-collateral informant questionnaire for retrospective assessment of childhood symptoms in adults with and without autism or ADHD. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021; 30:1367-1381. [PMID: 32710229 PMCID: PMC8440248 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01600-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Due to lack of previous studies, we aimed at evaluating the use of the Five to Fifteen (FTF) questionnaire in adults with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) and in controls without NDD. The NDD group consisted of adults with autism spectrum disorder ASD (n = 183) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n = 174) without intellectual disability, recruited from a tertiary outpatient clinic. A web survey was used to collect data from general population adult control group without NDD (n = 738). The participants were retrospectively rated by their parents regarding childhood symptoms, using five to fifteen-collateral informant questionnaire (FTF-CIQ). Adults with NDD had higher FTF-CIQ domain and subdomain scores than controls, and displayed similar test profiles as children with corresponding diagnosis in previous studies. Based on the FTF-CIQ domain scores, 84.2% of the study participants (93% of the controls; 64% of the adults with NDD) were correctly classified in a logistic regression analysis. Likewise, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis on FTF-CIQ total sum score indicated that a cut-off value of 20.50 correctly classified 90% of the controls and 67% of the clinical cases, whilst a cut-off value of 30.50 correctly classified 84% of the controls and 77% of the clinical cases. The factor analysis revealed three underlying components: learning difficulties, cognitive and executive functions; social skills and emotional/behavioural symptoms; as well as motor and perceptual skills. Whilst not designed as a diagnostic instrument, the FTF-CIQ may be useful for providing information on childhood symptoms and associated difficulties in individuals assessed for NDD as adults.
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- Tatja Hirvikoski
- Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Habilitation and Health, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Center for Psychiatry Research, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet (KIND), CAP Research Center, Gävlegatan 22B, 11330, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska InstitutetKarolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Psychiatry Research, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Habilitation and Health, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Psychiatry Research, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Perfiles conductuales del alumnado con TDAH: Dominios y Subdominios del Cuestionario Five to Fifteen (FTF). REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE PSICOLOGÍA 2020. [DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.rip.13304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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El Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con o sin Hiperactividad (TDAH) es un trastorno neurobiológico en el que se presentan una serie de síntomas o patrones de indicadores más o menos estables como hiperactividad, impulsividad y déficit de atención que se empiezan a manifestar en la infancia, solapados en muchos casos con problemas comórbidos. En este artículo se presenta un estudio empírico, realizado con una muestra de 64 alumnos entre los 5 y 15 años de edad, con diagnóstico clínico en TDAH, cursando estudios desde 3º de Educación Infantil a 4º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, con una M de edad 10.27 años (DT=2.76), de los cuales 51 son niños y 13 son niñas. Para el estudio se ha empleado una metodología con técnicas cuantitativas, en la que los participantes fueron evaluados mediante el Cuestionario Five to Fifteen (FTF) de Kadesjö, con un cuestionario cumplimentado por sus padres que ofrece la posibilidad de descubrir los problemas propios de un niño con TDAH y aquellos que se pueden asociar. Se aplica el software SPSS para la obtención de los resultados de los 179 ítems correspondientes a los dominios y subdominios del TDAH. Con estos resultados se pretende definir el perfil de los dominios y subdominios del TDAH a través del cuestionario FTF. Entre los resultados hallados encontramos que algunas de las características clave de los niños que presentan este trastorno son las dificultades de aprendizaje y la problemática de estos niños con la interacción social.
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PURPOSE Treatment of idiopathic clubfoot (IC) has improved since the introduction of the Ponseti method. However, relapses are still common and primarily related to non-adherence to the brace regime. Our hypothesis was that IC might be more than just a structural deformity. Based on three studies, the aim of this paper was to provide an overview of findings regarding additional challenges within IC. METHODS In total, 153 children with IC and 137 control children participated in the studies. The first study assessed gross motor skills in six motor tasks using the Clubfoot Assessment Protocol. The second and third studies surveyed neurodevelopmental difficulties (NDDs) using the Five to Fifteen (FTF) questionnaire and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQol-5D youth. RESULTS A high percentage of gross motor deviations were found in children with IC compared with controls, and those correlated poorly with clubfoot severity and foot movement. Children with IC had a higher prevalence of NDDs on the FTF compared with the control group, including the domains: motor skills, perception and language. One-third of children with IC were defined as at risk of developmental disorders. In this subgroup, parents were less satisfied with the outcome of clubfoot treatment and the children reported worse HRQoL than those without NDDs. CONCLUSION The findings suggest additional challenges in children with IC, such as NDDs, apparently affecting both clubfoot treatment outcome and HRQoL. Thus, awareness of these challenges could be vital to further optimize treatment and support, for example, with regards to brace adherence. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II - Prognostic study.
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- E. Lööf
- Paediatric Neurology, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden,Functional Area Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Allied Health Professionals Function, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden,Correspondence should be sent to Elin Lööf, Paediatric Neurology QB:27, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail:
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Lugnegård T, Bejerot S. Retrospective parental assessment of childhood neurodevelopmental problems: the use of the Five to Fifteen questionnaire in adults. BJPsych Open 2019; 5:e42. [PMID: 31530308 PMCID: PMC6537455 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism are increasingly recognised in adults. For a diagnostic evaluation, parental information on childhood development is needed. However, no instruments that retrospectively describe neurodevelopmental problems in childhood are validated for evaluating adults. The 181-item parent-report questionnaire Five to Fifteen (FTF) is nevertheless frequently used for assessments in adulthood. AIMS To examine if FTF is reliable for obtaining retrospective neurodevelopmental history among young adults. METHOD Details of parents who had assessed their children with the FTF for neuropsychiatric evaluation were retrieved and they were asked to complete the FTF again 10-19 years later. Agreements between original and retrospective scorings were analysed. RESULTS Long-term reliability for FTF varies considerably between individual items. Several difficulties are reported as more severe at the retrospective scoring than at the original scoring. A selection of 24 items (FTF-Brief) with good agreement over time, is presented for use in adult psychiatry settings. CONCLUSION Neuropsychiatric symptoms may fluctuate over time and become more prominent when demands increase. Informants' recollections of their child's neurodevelopmental symptoms may be a selection of symptoms that are longstanding rather than present at a specific age in childhood. DECLARATION OF INTEREST None.
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- Tove Lugnegård
- Doctor, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Doctor, School of Medical Sciences and the University Health Care Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Sweden
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Reinvall O, Kujala T, Voutilainen A, Moisio AL, Lahti-Nuuttila P, Laasonen M. Sluggish cognitive tempo in children and adolescents with higher functioning autism spectrum disorders: Social impairments and internalizing symptoms. Scand J Psychol 2017; 58:389-399. [PMID: 28815619 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) was introduced in 1980s in the field of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Studies indicate that symptoms of SCT are separate from symptoms of ADHD and independently associated with multiple domains of functioning in clinical groups and in typical development. We assessed whether similar pattern would apply to higher functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with higher functioning ASD (N = 55; 5-15 years) were divided into the ASD+High SCT (n = 17), the ASD+Medium SCT (n = 18) and the ASD+Low SCT (n = 20) groups based on parent-rated daydreaming and slowness on the Five to Fifteen questionnaire (FTF). The groups were compared on SCT-related impairments found in previous studies: social skills, academic functioning, psychiatric symptoms, and processing speed. Assessment methods were the FTF, the Development and Well-Being Assessment, and the Coding subtest of the WISC-III. The ADHD symptoms were statistically controlled due to the overlap between SCT and ADHD. The ASD+High SCT and ASD+Medium SCT groups were significantly more likely to have the most pronounced social impairments, and the ASD+High SCT group had significantly higher rate of internalizing disorders compared to the ASD+Low SCT group. Our results suggest that children with higher functioning ASD and high or medium levels of SCT symptoms could be at higher risk for psychosocial impairments than children with higher functioning ASD with low levels of SCT symptoms. Co-occurring ADHD symptoms do not explain the finding. Recognizing SCT symptoms in higher functioning ASD would be important to targeting preventive support.
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- Outi Reinvall
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Pediatric Neurology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit (CBRU), Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Pediatric Neurology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Phoniatrics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Holsti A, Adamsson M, Hägglöf B, Farooqi A, Serenius F. Chronic Conditions and Health Care Needs of Adolescents Born at 23 to 25 Weeks' Gestation. Pediatrics 2017; 139:peds.2016-2215. [PMID: 28108580 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We examined chronic conditions, functional limitations, and special health care needs in extremely preterm children (EPT; 23-25 weeks' gestation) born between 1992 and 1998 at 2 Swedish tertiary care centers that offered regional and active perinatal care to all live-born EPT infants. METHODS Of 134 surviving EPT children, 132 (98%) were assessed at 10 to 15 years of age alongside 103 term-born controls. Identification of children with functional limitations and special health care needs was based on a questionnaire administered to parents. Categorization of medical diagnoses and developmental disabilities was based on child examinations, medical record reviews, and parent questionnaires. RESULTS In logistic regression analyses adjusting for social risk factors and sex, the EPT children had significantly more chronic conditions than the term-born controls, including functional limitations (64% vs 6%; odds ratio [OR], 15; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.1-37.2; P < .001), compensatory dependency needs (60% vs 29%; OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 2.2-6.6; P < .001), and services above those routinely required by children (64% vs 25%; OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 3.0-9.6; P < .001). Specific diagnoses and disabilities for the EPT group versus controls included cerebral palsy (9.1% vs 0%; P < .001), asthma (21.2% vs 6.8%; P = 001), IQ < -2 SD (31.1% vs 4.9%; P < .001), poor motor skills without neurosensory impairment (21.9% vs 1.9%; P < .001), and psychiatric conditions (15.2% vs 1.9%; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Adolescents born EPT have considerable long-term health and educational needs. Few had severe impairments that curtailed major activities of daily life.
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden; and
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- Units of Pediatrics and.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Executive Functioning and Learning Skills of Adolescent Children Born at Fewer than 26 Weeks of Gestation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151819. [PMID: 26999522 PMCID: PMC4801389 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aims To assess the cognitive and behavioral aspects of executive functioning (EF) and learning skills in extremely preterm (EPT) children compared with term control children aged 10 to 15 years. Methods A total of 132 of 134 (98% of all eligible survivors) EPT children born at the 2 Swedish regional tertiary care centers from 1992 to 1998 (mean age = 12 years, mean birth weight = 718 g, and mean gestational age = 24.4 weeks) and 103 matched term controls were assessed. General intelligence was assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III-R), and cognitive aspects of EF were analyzed using EF-sensitive subscales of the WISC-III-R and Tower test of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function Scale (D-KEFS). Behaviors related to EF and learning skills were assessed using the Five to Fifteen questionnaire, which is a validated parent and teacher instrument. Academic performance in school was assessed by teachers’ responses on Achenbach’s Teachers Report Form. Analyses performed included multivariate analyses of covariance (ANCOVA and MANCOVA) and logistic regression analyses. Results The EPT children displayed significant deficits in cognitive aspects of EF compared with the controls, exhibiting decreases on the order of 0.9 SD to 1.2 SD for tasks of verbal conceptual reasoning, verbal and non-verbal working memory, processing speed and planning ability (P <0.001 for all). After excluding the children with major neurosensory impairment (NSI) or a Full Scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) of < 70, significant differences were observed on all tests. Compared with controls, parents and teachers of EPT children reported significantly more EF-related behavioral problems. MANCOVA of teacher-reported learning skills in children with FSIQ >70 and without major NSI revealed no interactions, but significant main effects were observed for the behavioral composite executive function score, group status (EPT vs control) and FSIQ, for which all effect sizes were medium to large. The corresponding findings of MANCOVA of the parent-reported learning skills were very similar. According to the teachers’ ratings, the EPT children were less well adjusted to the school environment. Conclusion EPT children born in the 1990s who received active perinatal care are at an increased risk of executive dysfunction, even after excluding children with significant neurodevelopmental disabilities. Even mild to moderate executive dysfunctions has a significant impact on learning skills. These findings suggest the need for timely interventions that address specific cognitive vulnerabilities and executive dysfunctions.
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Koubaa S, Hällström T, Brismar K, Hellström PM, Hirschberg AL. Biomarkers of nutrition and stress in pregnant women with a history of eating disorders in relation to head circumference and neurocognitive function of the offspring. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2015; 15:318. [PMID: 26613953 PMCID: PMC4662826 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0741-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Eating disorders during pregnancy can affect fetal growth and the child’s early development, but the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate serum biomarkers of nutrition and stress in pregnant women with previous eating disorders compared to controls and in relation to head circumference and early neurocognitive development of the offspring. Methods In a longitudinal cohort study, pregnant nulliparous non-smoking women with a history of anorexia nervosa (n = 20), bulimia nervosa (n = 17) and controls (n = 59) were followed during pregnancy and their children’s growth and neurocognitive development were followed up to five years of age. We investigated maternal serum biomarkers of nutrition and stress (ferritin, cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, free thyroxine, insulin, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 1) in blood samples collected during early pregnancy and compared between groups (ANOVA, LSD post-hoc test). The results were related to previous data on head circumference at birth and neurocognitive development at five years of age of the offspring (Spearman rank correlation or Pearson correlation test). Results Serum levels of ferritin in the women with previous anorexia nervosa, but not in those with a history of bulimia nervosa, were significantly lower than in the controls (p < 0.01), and correlated strongly to impaired memory function in their children (rs = −0.70, p < 0.001). Maternal serum levels of free thyroxine were similar between groups but correlated positively to reduced head circumference at birth of the children in the bulimia nervosa group (r = 0.48, p < 0.05), and with the same tendency in the anorexia nervosa group (r = 0.42, p = 0.07), but not in the controls (r = 0.006). There were no significant differences in cortisol or the other biomarkers between groups. Conclusions Low maternal serum ferritin in women with previous anorexia nervosa may be of importance for impaired memory capacity in the offspring at five years of age. Our results also indicate that thyroxin levels in pregnant women with previous eating disorders are positively associated with fetal head growth. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0741-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Saloua Koubaa
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division for Psychiatry, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, Division for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Zimerman M, Wessel MJ, Timmermann JE, Granström S, Gerloff C, Mautner VF, Hummel FC. Impairment of Procedural Learning and Motor Intracortical Inhibition in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:1430-7. [PMID: 26629537 PMCID: PMC4634358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Cognitive difficulties are the most common neurological complications in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients. Recent animal models proposed increased GABA-mediated inhibition as one underlying mechanism directly affecting the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) and learning. In most adult NF1 patients, apparent cognitive and attentional deficits, tumors affecting the nervous system and other confounding factors for neuroscientific studies are difficult to control for. Here we used a highly specific group of adult NF1 patients without cognitive or nervous system impairments. Such selected NF1 patients allowed us to address the following open questions: Is the learning process of acquiring a challenging motor skill impaired in NF1 patients? And is such an impairment in relation to differences in intracortical inhibition? Methods We used an established non-invasive, double-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (dp-TMS) paradigm to assess practice-related modulation of intracortical inhibition, possibly mediated by gamma-minobutyric acid (GABA)ergic-neurotransmission. This was done during an extended learning paradigm in a group of NF1 patients without any neuropsychological deficits, functioning normally in daily life and compared them to healthy age-matched controls. Findings NF1 patients experienced substantial decline in motor skill acquisition (F = 9.2, p = 0.008) over five-consecutives training days mediated through a selective reduction in the early acquisition (online) and the consolidation (offline) phase. Furthermore, there was a consistent decrease in task-related intracortical inhibition as a function of the magnitude of learning (T = 2.8, p = 0.014), especially evident after the early acquisition phase. Interpretations Collectively, the present results provide evidence that learning of a motor skill is impaired even in clinically intact NF1 patients based, at least partially, on a GABAergic-cortical dysfunctioning as suggested in previous animal work. Learning of a fine motor skill is altered even in normal intelligent NF1-individuals well integrated in daily professional and social life. The decline in motor learning is mediated by a reduction in fast-online and offline learning. Decline in learning was associated with an impairment of the modulation of inhibitory intracortical neurotransmission
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- Máximo Zimerman
- Brain Imaging and NeuroStimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Institute of Neuroscience, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Brain Imaging and NeuroStimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Brain Imaging and NeuroStimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Section for Neurofibromatosis, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Brain Imaging and NeuroStimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Section for Neurofibromatosis, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Brain Imaging and NeuroStimulation (BINS) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- *Corresponding author at: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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Aro T, Laakso ML, Määttä S, Tolvanen A, Poikkeus AM. Associations between toddler-age communication and kindergarten-age self-regulatory skills. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2014; 57:1405-1417. [PMID: 24687001 DOI: 10.1044/2014_jslhr-l-12-0411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE In this study, the authors aimed at gaining understanding on the associations of different types of early language and communication profiles with later self-regulation skills by using longitudinal data from toddler age to kindergarten age. METHOD Children with early language profiles representing expressive delay, broad delay (i.e., expressive, social, and/or symbolic), and typical language development were compared in domains of kindergarten-age executive and regulative skills (attentional/executive functions, regulation of emotions and behavioral activity, and social skills) assessed with parental questionnaires. RESULTS Children with delay in toddler-age language development demonstrated poorer kindergarten-age self-regulation skills than children with typical early language development. Broad early language delays were associated with compromised social skills and attentional/executive functions, and early expressive delays were associated with a generally lower level of kindergarten-age executive and regulative skills. Regression analyses showed that both earlier and concurrent language had an effect especially on the attentional/executive functions. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that different aspects of toddler-age language have differential associations with later self-regulation. Possible mechanisms linking early language development to later self-regulative development are discussed.
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Arpi E, Ferrari F. Preterm birth and behaviour problems in infants and preschool-age children: a review of the recent literature. Dev Med Child Neurol 2013; 55:788-96. [PMID: 23521214 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The behaviour problems of children born preterm at school age are well known, but there have been few studies on the behaviour problems of preterm-born infants during infancy and at preschool age. Fourteen cohort studies published in PubMed and PsycINFO between 2000 and 2012 were reviewed with a focus on the type, occurrence, comorbidity, stability, prediction, perinatal, social, and relational risk factors for behaviour problems of preterm-born children in infancy (0-2y) and at preschool age (3-5y). The relational risk factor was considered in an additional four papers. Very-preterm, very-low-birthweight, and moderately-preterm children, in both age groups, show more behaviour problems than term-born comparison children even after perinatal and social risk factors and cognitive performance have been controlled for. Poor social/interactive skills, poor behavioural and emotional self-regulation, emotional difficulties, and reduced attention are the most common behaviour problems. Behaviour problems in infancy are predictive of later behaviour problems and they should be included in follow-up programmes.
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- Elena Arpi
- Occupational Medicine Services, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Applying an ESSENCE framework to understanding adult autism spectrum disorder and ADHD: retrospective parent reports of childhood problems. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:469594. [PMID: 23633937 PMCID: PMC3619693 DOI: 10.1155/2013/469594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are increasingly being made in adulthood. However, assessments can fail to address the diverse range of problems that patients have experienced. The current study applied an early symptomatic syndromes eliciting neurodevelopmental clinical examinations (ESSENCE) framework to explore retrospectively reported childhood developmental and behavioral problems. It examined if adult ASD and ADHD patients would show problems outside those reflected in the respective diagnostic criteria, and also if these patient groups would show more extensive childhood problems than other psychiatric patients. Parents of adults with ADHD (n = 130), ASD (n = 57), coexisting ADHD and ASD (n = 38), and other psychiatric disorders (n = 56) reported on a range of childhood problems. Descriptions of the ADHD, ASD, and ADHD+ASD groups reflected greater impairment than descriptions for patients with other psychiatric disorders in most problem areas. Although differences were observed between ADHD and ASD patients in the core diagnostic areas, these syndromes also shared a number of childhood difficulties. The ESSENCE approach can assist in understanding the symptom history of adult ADHD and ASD patients and can be helpful to distinguish their childhood experiences from other psychiatric patients' experiences.
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Bejerot S, Humble MB. Childhood clumsiness and peer victimization: a case-control study of psychiatric patients. BMC Psychiatry 2013; 13:68. [PMID: 23442984 PMCID: PMC3602183 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Poor motor and social skills as well as peer victimization are commonly reported in both ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. Positive relationships between poor motor and poor social skills, and between poor social skills and peer victimization, are well documented, but the relationship between poor motor skills and peer victimization has not been studied in psychiatric populations. METHOD 277 patients (133 males, 144 females), mean age 31 years, investigated for ADHD or autism spectrum disorder in adulthood and with normal intelligence, were interviewed about childhood peer victimization and examined for gross motor skills. The parents completed a comprehensive questionnaire on childhood problems, the Five to Fifteen. The Five to Fifteen is a validated questionnaire with 181 statements that covers various symptoms in childhood across eight different domains, one of them targeting motor skills. Regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between motor skills and the risk and duration of peer victimization, adjusted for sex and diagnosis. RESULTS Victims were described as more clumsy in childhood than their non-victimized counterparts. A significant independent association was found between reportedly poor childhood gross motor skills and peer victimization (adjusted odds ratio: 2.97 [95% confidence interval: 1.46-6.07], n = 235, p = 0.003). In adulthood, the victimized group performed worse on vertical jumps, a gross motor task, and were lonelier. Other factors that were expected to be associated with peer victimization were not found in this highly selected group. CONCLUSION Poor gross motor skills constitute a strong and independent risk factor for peer victimization in childhood, regardless of sex, childhood psychiatric care and diagnosis.
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- Susanne Bejerot
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden,Psychiatric Research Centre, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Määttä S, Laakso ML, Tolvanen A, Ahonen T, Aro T. Developmental trajectories of early communication skills. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2012; 55:1083-1096. [PMID: 22232414 DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0305)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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PURPOSE This study focused on developmental trajectories of prelinguistic communication skills and their connections to later parent-reported language difficulties. METHOD The participants represent a subset of a community-based sample of 508 children. Data include parent reports of prelinguistic communication skills at 12, 15, 18, and 21 months and language difficulties at age 4;7 (years;months). The authors used latent profile analysis to identify groups of children with differing developmental trajectories of prelinguistic communication skills ( n = 271). The relations among these groups and follow-up data of parent-reported concerns of language development ( n = 187), as well as the role of gender, were examined. RESULTS Six meaningful prelinguistic communication groups were identified with the latent profile analysis, and these groups showed connections to later parent-reported concerns of language difficulties. Delayed early expressive language and a minor delay of overall performance, together with symbolic difficulties, appeared as predictors of later language difficulties. Nearly 80% of the children whose parents reported language-related concerns at the follow-up stage could already be identified before their 2nd birthday. CONCLUSION The results support the potential of early screening in identifying children at risk of developing language difficulties, particularly when screening includes repeated surveillance of more than one area of communication skills.
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Rautava L, Andersson S, Gissler M, Hallman M, Häkkinen U, Korvenranta E, Korvenranta H, Leipälä J, Tammela O, Lehtonen L. Development and behaviour of 5-year-old very low birthweight infants. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 19:669-77. [PMID: 20309594 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0104-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The place and time of birth influence the mortality of premature infants. We studied the effect of prematurity, time of birth, birth hospital level and district on the development and behaviour in a national cohort of 5-year-old Finnish very low birthweight infants (VLBWI). All surviving VLBWI (gestational age <32 weeks or birthweight <or=1,500 g) born in 2001-2002 in level II or III hospitals in Finland and full-term controls were included. The parents of 588 (64%) VLBWI and 176 (46%) controls returned the Five to Fifteen questionnaire (FTF) on the development and behaviour of their 5-year-old children. The questionnaire scores were linked to data from the National Medical Birth Register, the Hospital Discharge Register, the Register of Congenital Malformations and the Cause of Death Register. VLBWI had lower developmental and behavioural scores compared to the controls in all FTF domains. In VLBWI, the scores were less optimal, the lower the gestational age was. The time of birth, birth hospital level and district were not associated with the developmental and behavioural scores in VLBWI. In conclusion, short duration of pregnancy adversely influences development and behaviour in VLBWI. Despite differences previously demonstrated in mortality related to time and place of birth, there were no differences in developmental and behavioural scores in VLBWI according to the time of birth, birth hospital level or district. Thus, the survival advantage in level III hospitals seems not to be gained at the expense of behavioural or developmental problems.
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- Liisi Rautava
- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, Turku, Finland.
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Lind A, Haataja L, Rautava L, Väliaho A, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Parkkola R, Korkman M. Relations between brain volumes, neuropsychological assessment and parental questionnaire in prematurely born children. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 19:407-17. [PMID: 19821136 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0070-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between brain volumes at term equivalent age and neuropsychological functions at 5 years of age in very low birth weight (VLBW) children, and to compare the results from a neuropsychological assessment and a parental questionnaire at 5 years of age. The study group included a regional cohort of 97 VLBW children and a control group of 161 children born at term. At term equivalent age, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed on the VLBW children, and analysed for total and regional brain volumes. At 5 years of age, a psychologist assessed the neuropsychological performance with NEPSY II, and parents completed the Five to fifteen (FTF) questionnaire on development and behaviour. The results of the control group were used to give the age-specific reference values. No significant associations were found between the brain volumes and the NEPSY II domains. As for the FTF, significant associations were found between a smaller total brain tissue volume and poorer executive functions, between a smaller cerebellar volume and both poorer executive functions and motor skills, and, surprisingly, between a larger volume of brainstem and poorer language functions. Even after adjustment for total brain tissue volume, the two associations between the cerebellar volume and the FTF domains remained borderline significant (P = 0.05). The NEPSY II domains Executive Functioning, Language and Motor Skills were significantly associated with the corresponding FTF domains. In conclusion, altered brain volumes at term equivalent age appear to affect development still at 5 years of age. The FTF seems to be a good instrument when used in combination with other neuropsychological assessment.
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- Annika Lind
- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
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Kadesjö B, Janols LO, Korkman M, Mickelsson K, Strand G, Trillingsgaard A, Gillberg C. The FTF (Five to Fifteen): the development of a parent questionnaire for the assessment of ADHD and comorbid conditions. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2005; 13 Suppl 3:3-13. [PMID: 15692877 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-004-3002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This paper describes the development of a new parent questionnaire ("Five to Fifteen", or the FTF) for elicitation of symptoms and problems typical of ADHD and its comorbidities. The FTF comprises 181 statements related to behavioural or developmental problems that can be endorsed as either "does not apply" (0), applies sometimes or to some extent" (1), "definitely applies" (2), plus a number of open-ended questions including some about the child's strengths. The items are arranged into eight different domains (memory, learning, language, executive functions, motor skills, perception, social skills, and emotional/behavioural problems), most of which can be subdivided into subdomains. For each domain, a mean score ranging from 0-2 can be calculated. A representative sample (n=1350) of the total population of 6-15-year-old children was targeted. Parents of 63% of these completed a questionnaire and returned it to the researchers. Boys showed significantly more problems than did girls across domains and age. Younger children had more problems than pre-adolescents and adolescents (except in the domains of social skills and emotional/behavioural problems). Executive dysfunction was common, and 5.3% of all children in the population had clear problems suggesting a diagnosis of ADHD according to parent report. The paper provides means, medians, and 90(th) and 95(th) centiles for individual items as well as for the eight domains. The Discussion centres on whether or not the FTF can (or should) be used in school-aged children for the identification of children at risk for ADHD or other early childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorder.
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- Björn Kadesjö
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Kungsgatan 12, 41119 Göteborg, Sweden
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