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Kwon J, Bolbocean C, Onyimadu O, Roberts N, Petrou S. Psychometric Performance of Generic Childhood Multi-Attribute Utility Instruments in Preterm and Low Birthweight Populations: A Systematic Review. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1798. [PMID: 38002889 PMCID: PMC10670192 DOI: 10.3390/children10111798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals born preterm (gestational age < 37 weeks) and/or at low birthweight (<2500 g) are at increased risk of health impairments from birth to adulthood. This review aimed to evaluate the psychometric performance of generic childhood-specific or childhood-compatible multi-attribute utility instruments (MAUIs) in preterm and/or low birthweight (PLB) populations. METHODS Searches covered seven databases, including studies that targeted childhood (aged < 18 years) and/or adult (≥18 years) PLB populations; provided psychometric evidence for generic childhood-specific or compatible MAUI(s) (any language version); and published in English. Eighteen psychometric properties were evaluated using a four-part criteria rating system. Data syntheses identified psychometric evidence gaps and summarised the psychometric assessment methods/results. RESULTS A total of 42 studies were included, generating 178 criteria rating outputs across four MAUIs: 17D, CHSCS-PS, HUI2, and HUI3. Moreover, 64.0% of outputs concerned the HUI3 MAUI, and 38.2% related to known-group validity. There was no evidence for five psychometric properties. Only 6.7% of outputs concerned reliability and proxy-child agreement. No MAUI outperformed others across all properties. The frequently applied HUI2 and HUI3 lacked content validity evidence. CONCLUSIONS This psychometric evidence catalogue should inform the selection of MAUI(s) suited to the specific aims of applications targeting PLB populations. Further psychometric research is warranted to address the gaps in psychometric evidence.
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- Joseph Kwon
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; (J.K.); (C.B.); (O.O.)
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; (J.K.); (C.B.); (O.O.)
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; (J.K.); (C.B.); (O.O.)
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- Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK;
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; (J.K.); (C.B.); (O.O.)
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Selman C, Mainzer R, Lee K, Anderson P, Burnett A, Garland SM, Patton GC, Pigdon L, Roberts G, Wark J, Doyle LW, Cheong JLY. Health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm or with extremely low birth weight in the postsurfactant era: a longitudinal cohort study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023; 108:581-587. [PMID: 36997308 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at 25 and 18 years in individuals born extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks' gestation) or with extremely low birth weight (ELBW, birth weight <1000 g) with term-born (≥37 weeks) controls. Within the EP/ELBW cohort, to determine whether HRQoL differed between those with lower and higher IQs. METHODS HRQoL was self-reported using the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) at 18 and 25 years by 297 EP/ELBW and 251 controls born in 1991-1992 in Victoria, Australia. Median differences (MDs) between groups were estimated using multiple imputation to handle missing data. RESULTS Adults born EP/ELBW had lower HRQoL (median utility 0.89) at 25 years than controls (median utility 0.93, MD -0.040), but with substantial uncertainty in the estimate (95% CI -0.088 to 0.008) and a smaller reduction at 18 years (MD -0.016, 95% CI -0.061 to 0.029). On individual HUI3 items, there was suboptimal performance on speech (OR 9.28, 95% CI 3.09 to 27.93) and dexterity (OR 5.44, 95% CI 1.04 to 28.45) in the EP/ELBW cohort. Within the EP/ELBW cohort, individuals with lower IQ had lower HRQoL compared with those with higher IQ at 25 (MD -0.031, 95% CI -0.126 to 0.064) and 18 years (MD -0.034, 95% CI -0.107 to 0.040), but again with substantial uncertainty in the estimates. CONCLUSIONS Compared with term-born controls, young adults born EP/ELBW reported poorer HRQoL, as did those with lower IQ compared with those with higher IQ in the EP/ELBW cohort. Given the uncertainties, our findings need corroboration.
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- Christopher Selman
- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Premature Infant Follow-Up Program, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Women's Centre for Infectious Diseases, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Infection and Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Newborn Research, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Bone and Mineral Medicine, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Premature Infant Follow-Up Program, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Newborn Research, Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Lorusso L, Bacchini F. The indispensability of race in medicine. THEORETICAL MEDICINE AND BIOETHICS 2023; 44:421-434. [PMID: 37040059 PMCID: PMC10088754 DOI: 10.1007/s11017-023-09622-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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A movement asking to take race out of medicine is growing in the US. While we agree with the necessity to get rid of flawed assumptions about biological race that pervade automatic race correction in medical algorithms, we urge caution about insisting on a blanket eliminativism about race in medicine. If we look at racism as a fundamental cause, in the sense that this notion has been introduced in epidemiological studies by Bruce Link and Jo Phelan, we must conclude that race is indispensable to consider, investigate, and denounce the health effects of multilevel racism, and cannot be eliminated by addressing more specific risk factors in socially responsible epidemiology and clinical medicine. This does not mean that realism about human races is vindicated. While maintaining that there are no human races, we show how it is that a non-referring concept can nonetheless turn out indispensable for explaining real phenomena.
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- Ludovica Lorusso
- Department of Social Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Applied Epistemology, DADU, University of Sassari, Alghero, Italy
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Downward GS, Vermeulen R. Ambient Air Pollution and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in an Analysis of Asian Cohorts. Res Rep Health Eff Inst 2023; 2016:1-53. [PMID: 37424069 PMCID: PMC7266370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Much of what is currently known about the adverse effects of ambient air pollution comes from studies conducted in high-income regions, with relatively low air pollution levels. The aim of the current project is to examine the relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution (as predicted from satellite-based models) and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in several Asian cohorts. METHODS Cohorts were recruited from the Asia Cohort Consortium (ACC). The geocoded residences of participants were assigned levels of ambient particulate material with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) utilizing global satellite-derived models and assigned for the year of enrollment (or closest available year). The association between ambient exposure and mortality was established with Cox proportional hazard models, after adjustment for common confounders. Both single- and two-pollutant models were generated. Model robustness was evaluated, and hazard ratios were calculated for each cohort separately and combined via random effect meta-analysis for pooled risk estimates. RESULTS Six cohort studies from the ACC participated: the Community-based Cancer Screening Program (CBCSCP, Taiwan), the Golestan Cohort Study (Iran), the Health Effects for Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS, Bangladesh), the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC), the Korean Multi-center Cancer Cohort Study (KMCC), and the Mumbai Cohort Study (MCS, India). The cohorts represented over 340,000 participants. Mean exposures to PM2.5 ranged from 8 to 58 μg/m3. Mean exposures to NO2 ranged from 7 to 23 ppb. For PM2.5, a positive, borderline nonsignificant relationship was observed between PM2.5 and cardiovascular mortality. Other relationships with PM2.5 tended toward the null in meta-analysis. For NO2, an overall positive relationship was observed between exposure to NO2 and all cancers and lung cancer. A borderline association between NO2 and nonmalignant lung disease was also observed. The findings within individual cohorts remained consistent across a variety of subgroups and alternative analyses, including two-pollutant models. CONCLUSIONS In a pooled examination of cohort studies across Asia, ambient PM2.5 exposure appears to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and ambient NO2 exposure is associated with an increased cancer (and lung cancer) mortality. This project has shown that satellite-derived models of pollution can be used in examinations of mortality risk in areas with either incomplete or missing air pollution monitoring.
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- G S Downward
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Ni Y, O'Reilly H, Johnson S, Marlow N, Wolke D. Health-Related Quality of Life from Adolescence to Adulthood Following Extremely Preterm Birth. J Pediatr 2021; 237:227-236.e5. [PMID: 33836186 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine self-reported and parent-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) in adults born extremely preterm compared with control participants born at term and to evaluate trajectories of health status from adolescence to early adulthood. STUDY DESIGN The EPICure study comprises all births <26 weeks of gestation in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1995 and control participants born at term recruited at age 6 years. In total, 129 participants born extremely preterm and 65 control participants were followed up at the 19-year assessment. HRQL was measured by the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 multiattribute utility (MAU) scores. Only parent-reported HRQL was available at 11 years of age. RESULTS Participants born extremely preterm without neurodevelopmental impairment had significantly lower MAU scores at 19 years than controls (median [IQR]: 0.91 [0.79, 0.97] vs 0.97 [0.87, 1.00], P = .008); those with impairment had the lowest scores (0.74 [0.49, 0.90]). A 0.03-0.05 difference is considered clinically significant. Parent-reported findings were similar. Participants born extremely preterm with impairment rated their health significantly better than their parents did (0.74 vs 0.58, P = .01), in contrast to those without impairment and controls. Between 11 and 19 years, median parent-reported MAU scores decreased from 0.87 to 0.77 for participants born extremely preterm (P = .01) and from 1.00 to 0.97 for control participants (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS Among young adults born extremely preterm, both participants and parents rated their health status less favorably than control participants born at term. The decline in MAU scores from adolescence to early adulthood following extremely preterm birth indicates continuing health issues in young adult life.
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- Yanyan Ni
- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, Medical School Building, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
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Li L, Li Z, Wan W, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang C, Wang L. Management of Follow-Up With Preterm Infants During the Outbreak in China. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:637275. [PMID: 33996687 PMCID: PMC8116626 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.637275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) swept Wuhan in January 2020. Other cities in China also suffered during the pandemic. Routine medical services were conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Unit (NICU) as usual, but the follow-up after discharge was seriously affected. Objective: To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a combination of online and face-to-face follow-up for preterm infants during the COVID-19 epidemic and to explore a follow-up pattern that can provide follow-up services while maximizing the protection of preterm infants and soothing the fear of their parents. Methods: Preterm infants (n = 35) whose first follow-up appointment was scheduled from February 1 to April 30, 2020, and preterm infants (n = 43) in the NICU follow-up group who were discharged from January 1, 2018, to January 31, 2020, who had a second or later routine follow-up appointment scheduled from February 1 to April 30, 2020, were enrolled. We provided a combination of online and face-to-face follow-up for preterm infants surveyed with the Wenjuanxing platform before and after the online follow-up and compared the first-time follow-up rate between the outbreak and the same period of the previous year. Results: Feeding and oral medicine and supplements were the most concerning problems of the parents of preterm infants. The anxiety level of the family was significantly decreased after online follow-up (P < 0.05). A total of 96.8% of parents were satisfied or very satisfied with online follow-up, and 95.2% of parents thought that online follow-up had answered all their questions. Only 35.5% of parents thought online follow-up could replace face-to-face follow-up. Conclusion: The combination of online and face-to-face follow-up alleviated the anxiety of the parents during the outbreak and achieved a similar first-time follow-up rate as the same period in 2019.
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- Department of Pediatrics, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Saigal S, Morrison K, Schmidt LA. "Health, wealth and achievements of former very premature infants in adult life". Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2020; 25:101107. [PMID: 32312673 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2020.101107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Very preterm survivors born in the early neonatal intensive care era are now in their middle adulthood. The literature from cohort studies and population-linked registries indicate that extreme prematurity is associated with lower educational attainment and income, higher need for social assistance, and lower rates of marriage/partnership and reproduction. In addition, with increasing age, many general and system-specific adverse health outcomes, such as psychiatric problems, hypertension, and cardio-metabolic disorders have emerged, resulting in high cumulative health care costs across the life-span. Yet, a significant majority of adults born preterm are leading productive lives and contributing to society. Although this information may not be directly applicable to survivors of modern neonatal intensive care, there is much to learn from these findings to inform and guide us into designing effective strategies to improve the health and well-being of future very premature infants. The longer-term outcome of more recent survivors remains to be determined.
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- Saroj Saigal
- McMaster University, Room 4F 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- McMaster University, Room 3A59, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Psychology Building, Room 405, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Petrou S, Krabuanrat N, Khan K. Preference-Based Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes Associated with Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2020; 38:357-373. [PMID: 31814079 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-019-00865-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Assessments of health-related quality of life outcomes associated with preterm birth provide valuable complementary data to the objective biomedical assessments that have traditionally been reported. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of health utility values associated with preterm birth generated using preference-based approaches to health-related quality of life measurement. METHODS Systematic searches of MEDLINE, Web of Science, EconLit, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library and SCOPUS were performed, covering the literature from inception of the search engines to 26 June 2018. Studies reporting health utility values estimated using either direct or indirect utility elicitation methods and published in the English language were included. Central descriptive statistics and measures of variability surrounding health utility values for each study and control group, and differences between comparator groups, are reported for each included article. The effect of preterm birth on health utility values was estimated using a hierarchical linear model in a linear mixed-effects meta-regression. RESULTS Of 2139 unique articles retrieved, 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. All but one study used the Health Utilities Index (HUI) Mark 2 (HUI2) or Mark 3 (HUI3) measures as their primary health utility assessment method. All studies reporting health utility values for individuals born preterm or at low birthweight and a control group of individuals born at full term or normal birthweight reported lower utility values in the study groups, regardless of age at assessment, respondent type or valuation method. The meta-regression revealed that preterm birth was associated with a mean utility decrement of 0.066 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.035-0.098; p < 0.001) after controlling for valuation method, respondent type, administration mode, year of publication, geographical region of study, study setting and age at assessment. CONCLUSION Evidence identified by this review can act as data inputs into future economic evaluations of preventive or treatment interventions for preterm birth. Future research should focus particularly on estimating health utility values during the various stages of adulthood, and incorporating the effects of preterm birth on the preference-based health-related quality of life outcomes of parents and other family members.
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- Stavros Petrou
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK.
- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK
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Johnson JD, Green CA, Vladutiu CJ, Manuck TA. Racial Disparities in Prematurity Persist among Women of High Socioeconomic Status. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020; 2:100104. [PMID: 33179010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objectives Despite persistent racial disparities in preterm birth (PTB) in the US among non-Hispanic (NH) black women compared to NH white women, it remains controversial whether sociodemographic factors can explain these differences. We sought to evaluate whether disparities in PTB persist among NH black women with high socioeconomic status (SES). Study Design We conducted a population-based cohort study of all live births in the US from 2015-2017 using birth certificate data from the National Vital Statistics System. We included singleton, non-anomalous live births among women who were of high SES (defined as having ≥ 16 years of education, private insurance, and not receiving Women, Infants and Children [WIC] benefits) and who identified as NH white, NH black, or 'mixed' NH black and white race. The primary outcome was PTB <37 weeks; secondary outcomes included PTB <34 and <28 weeks. In addition, analyses were repeated considering birthweight <2500g as a surrogate for preterm birth <37 weeks, birthweight <1500g as a surrogate for preterm birth <34 weeks, and birthweight <750g as a surrogate for preterm birth <28 weeks' gestation. Data were analyzed with chi-square, t-test, and logistic regression. Results 2,170,686 live births met inclusion criteria, with 92.9% NH white, 6.7% NH black, and 0.4% both NH white and black race. Overall, 5.9% delivered <37, 1.3% <34, and 0.3 % <28 weeks. In unadjusted analyses of women with high SES, the PTB rate at each gestational age cutoff was higher for women of 'mixed' NH white and black race, and highest for women who were NH black only compared to women who were NH white only. In regression models we further adjusted for women with insurance and prenatal care their entire pregnancy, maternal race was associated with higher odds of PTB at each GA cutoff, with the highest odds observed at <28 weeks. Finally, in further adjustement analysis including only the 1,934,912 women who received prenatal care in the first trimester, findings were similar. Rates of preterm birth at each gestational age cutoff remained highest for women who identified as non-Hispanic black, intermediate for women identifying as both non-Hispanic black and white race, and lowest for non-Hispanic white women at <37 weeks (9.9% vs. 6.1% vs. 5.5%, respectively; p<0.001), <34 weeks (3.5% vs. 1.5% vs. 1.1%, respectively; p<0.001), and <28 weeks' gestation (1.2% vs. 0.4% vs. 0.2%, respectively, p<0.001). Conclusions Even among college-educated women with private insurance who are not receiving WIC, racial disparities in prematurity persist. These national findings are consistent with prior studies that suggest factors other than socio-demographics are important in the underlying pathogenesis of PTB.
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- Jasmine D Johnson
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Khadka J, Kwon J, Petrou S, Lancsar E, Ratcliffe J. Mind the (inter-rater) gap. An investigation of self-reported versus proxy-reported assessments in the derivation of childhood utility values for economic evaluation: A systematic review. Soc Sci Med 2019; 240:112543. [PMID: 31586777 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Evidence surrounding utilities for health states, derived either directly from the application of preference-based valuation methods or indirectly from the application of preference-based quality of life instruments, is increasingly being utilised to inform the cost-effectiveness of child health interventions. Proxy (parent or health professional) assessments are common in this area. This study sought to investigate the degree of convergence in childhood utilities generated directly or indirectly within dyad child and proxy assessments. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive literature search strategy conducted across six search engines (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsychoINFO, EconLit, CINAHL and Cochrane Library). Original peer-reviewed articles that reported utilities derived directly or indirectly using simultaneous dyad child and proxy assessments were extracted. Mean and median utilities, correlation coefficients and levels of agreement were extracted, catalogued and assessed. RESULTS A total of 35 studies that reported utilities for two or more respondent types were identified. Of these, 29 studies reported dyad childhood self-report and proxy utilities whilst six studies reported levels of agreement and/or correlations only without documenting overall utilities. Proxy assessment was most often conducted by parents with the HUI3 representing the most commonly applied instrument across a range of health conditions. The utilities derived from child and parent proxy assessment were bidirectional with parental proxies tending to underestimate and health professional proxies tending to overestimate relative to child self-reports. Inter-rater agreement between child self-reports and parent-proxy reports were poorer for more subjective attributes (cognition, emotion and pain), relative to physical attributes (mobility, self-care, speech, vision) of health-related quality of life. CONCLUSIONS Childhood utilities derived from children or proxies are not interchangeable. The choice of self or proxy assessor may have potentially significant implications for economic evaluations of child health interventions.
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- Jyoti Khadka
- Health and Social Care Economics Group, College of Nursing and Health Science, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Institute for Choice, Business School, University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia; Registry of Senior Australians, Healthy Ageing Research Consortium, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Health and Social Care Economics Group, College of Nursing and Health Science, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Wu M, Song L, Zheng X, Zhang L, Liu B, Wang L, Li H, Xiong C, Cao Z, Wang Y, Xu S. Prenatal exposure of diurnal temperature range and preterm birth: Findings from a birth cohort study in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 656:1102-1107. [PMID: 30625642 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of epidemiological studies have shown that daily hot and cold temperatures are associated with preterm birth (PTB). However, the relationship between daily temperature variation and PTB is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the role of prenatal exposure to diurnal temperature range (DTR), the difference between the daily maximum and minimum temperatures, in the risk of PTB. METHODS A total of 11,056 women who gave birth to a live singleton infant were recruited from the Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), from September 2012 to October 2014. Daily temperature data were obtained from the official website of China Meteorological Administration. A binary logistic regression model was used to estimate the association between DTR and PTB. RESULTS Among the 11,056 live singleton births, 618 (5.6%) infants were PTB. Prenatal exposure to large DTR during the second week before delivery was significantly associated with an increased risk of PTB. After adjusting for the daily mean temperature, daily mean humidity, socioeconomic, obstetrical and lifestyle factors, each 1 °C incremental increase in DTR was associated with a 5.4% (95% CIs: 1.006, 1.104; P = 0.026) increased risk of PTB. The association between large DTR exposure and PTB was stronger for pregnant women with a higher pre-pregnancy BMI, older maternal age, and with delivery in cold season. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to reveal the association between DTR and PTB in China. Health professionals and pregnant women should be aware of the influence of unstable temperature conditions on the risk of PTB.
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- Mingyang Wu
- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #100 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #100 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, #13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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Walker SM, Melbourne A, O'Reilly H, Beckmann J, Eaton-Rosen Z, Ourselin S, Marlow N. Somatosensory function and pain in extremely preterm young adults from the UK EPICure cohort: sex-dependent differences and impact of neonatal surgery. Br J Anaesth 2018; 121:623-635. [PMID: 30115261 PMCID: PMC6200114 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Surgery or multiple procedural interventions in extremely preterm neonates influence neurodevelopmental outcome and may be associated with long-term changes in somatosensory function or pain response. METHODS This observational study recruited extremely preterm (EP, <26 weeks' gestation; n=102, 60% female) and term-born controls (TC; n=48) aged 18-20 yr from the UK EPICure cohort. Thirty EP but no TC participants had neonatal surgery. Evaluation included: quantitative sensory testing (thenar eminence, chest wall); clinical pain history; questionnaires (intelligence quotient; pain catastrophising; anxiety); and structural brain imaging. RESULTS Reduced thermal threshold sensitivity in EP vs TC participants persisted at age 18-20 yr. Sex-dependent effects varied with stimulus intensity and were enhanced by neonatal surgery, with reduced threshold sensitivity in EP surgery males but increased sensitivity to prolonged noxious cold in EP surgery females (P<0.01). Sex-dependent differences in thermal sensitivity correlated with smaller amygdala volume (P<0.05) but not current intelligence quotient. While generalised decreased sensitivity encompassed mechanical and thermal modalities in EP surgery males, a mixed pattern of sensory loss and sensory gain persisted adjacent to neonatal scars in males and females. More EP participants reported moderate-severe recurrent pain (22/101 vs 4/48; χ2=0.04) and increased pain intensity correlated with higher anxiety and pain catastrophising. CONCLUSIONS After preterm birth and neonatal surgery, different patterns of generalised and local scar-related alterations in somatosensory function persist into early adulthood. Sex-dependent changes in generalised sensitivity may reflect central modulation by affective circuits. Early life experience and sex/gender should be considered when evaluating somatosensory function, pain experience, or future chronic pain risk.
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- S M Walker
- Clinical Neurosciences (Pain Research), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Translational Imaging Group, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Academic Neonatology, EGA UCL Institute for Women's Health, London, UK
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- Academic Neonatology, EGA UCL Institute for Women's Health, London, UK
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- Translational Imaging Group, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Translational Imaging Group, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Academic Neonatology, EGA UCL Institute for Women's Health, London, UK
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Preterm birth remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among nonanomalous neonates, and is a major public health problem. Non-Hispanic black women have a 2-fold greater risk for preterm birth compared with non-Hispanic white race. The reasons for this disparity are poorly understood and cannot be explained solely by sociodemographic factors. Underlying factors including a complex interaction between maternal, paternal, and fetal genetics, epigenetics, the microbiome, and these sociodemographic risk factors likely underlies the differences between racial groups, but these relationships are currently poorly understood. This article reviews the epidemiology of disparities in preterm birth rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes and discuss possible explanations for the racial and ethnic differences, while examining potential solutions to this major public health problem.
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Becker-Grünig T, Schneider S, Sonntag D, Jarczok MN, Philippi H, De Bock F. [Parental Social Status and other determinants of quality of life and behavioral problems: An analysis of German preterm births between 1987-2004]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2017; 59:166-80. [PMID: 26637387 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-015-2276-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Knowledge of the factors affecting the development of preterm children in Germany is limited. We analysed the prevalence of preterm birth in Germany using the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 and assessed factors associated with quality of life (QOL) and behavioural development in preterm children (< 37 weeks' gestational age). METHODS Data were weighted and preterm prevalence was calculated by socioeconomic status (SES) and year of birth for 1,106 preterm children. Using linear regression models, the relationship between sociodemographic, pre- and perinatal, lifestyle, and contextual determinants on the one hand, and the QOL (KINDL® parent questionnaire) and behavioural problems (the total problem behaviour scale, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [SDQ]) on the other was calculated. RESULTS Prevalence of preterm birth (mean 7.5 %) was higher in families with low compared with high SES (8.4 versus 7.0 %). In the final regression models, preterm children with high SES had higher QOL scores (+ 3.3 KINDL points, p = 0.024) compared with children with low SES, and adolescents (aged 14-17 years) had a higher QOL than children aged 7-13 years. All other variables (contextual, pre- and perinatal) were not related to QOL. In contrast, there were many determinants of behavioural development in preterms: the SDQ total score was lower in girls, children with older mothers, those from high SES and those with a high level of physical activity. However, both very low birth weight (< 1,500 g) and birth at > 34 weeks' gestation were associated with a higher SDQ total score. CONCLUSION Given its high prevalence, preterm birth is a relevant public health issue in Germany. While SES may be the most important determinant of QOL in preterms, determinants of behavioural problems are the same as those in term children and also encompass perinatal factors.
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- Tabea Becker-Grünig
- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinik Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland
- Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial-, und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Rudolph-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial-, und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Rudolph-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial-, und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Rudolph-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial-, und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Rudolph-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Frankfurt Mitte, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Mannheimer Institut für Public Health, Sozial-, und Präventivmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Rudolph-Krehl-Straße 7-11, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland.
- Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Frankfurt Mitte, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
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Saigal S, Ferro MA, Van Lieshout RJ, Schmidt LA, Morrison KM, Boyle MH. Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories of Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors into Adulthood. J Pediatr 2016; 179:68-73.e1. [PMID: 27592095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) trajectories of a regional cohort of extremely low birth weight (ELBW, <1000 g) survivors (births from 1977 to 1982) and a group of normal birth weight (NBW) controls, at 3 ages: 12-16 years, 22-26 years, and 29-36 years, spanning over 20 years. We hypothesized that the HRQL of the ELBW cohort would be significantly compromised compared with their NBW peers, and that neurosensory impairments (NSI) would have an additional negative effect. STUDY DESIGN We used the Health Utilities Index Mark 3, in which health status was self-assessed and utility scores were derived from community preferences; multilevel modeling was used to delineate trajectories of HRQL among ELBW survivors with (n = 37) and without NSI (n = 116), and NBW controls (n = 137). RESULTS Adjusting for participant sex and socioeconomic status at age 8 years, ELBW survivors with NSI had consistently lower HRQL compared with both ELBW survivors without NSI and NBW controls, from adolescence through to adulthood (β = -0.264; P < .001). ELBW survivors without NSI also had significantly lower HRQL compared with NBW controls (β = -0.092; P < .01). At all ages, differences seen in the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 scores between ELBW participants and NBW controls were clinically important, though there was no differential rate of decline between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS ELBW survivors manifest meaningfully poorer HRQL from their early teens through their mid-30s. Individuals with NSI appear to represent a distinct group of ELBW survivors with substantially lower HRQL at all ages. Information on HRQL can be helpful in prioritizing research and intervention strategies.
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- Saroj Saigal
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Born Extremely Low Birth Weight and Health Related Quality of Life into Adulthood. J Pediatr 2016; 179:11-12.e1. [PMID: 27726869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Husby IM, Stray KMT, Olsen A, Lydersen S, Indredavik MS, Brubakk AM, Skranes J, Evensen KAI. Long-term follow-up of mental health, health-related quality of life and associations with motor skills in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2016; 14:56. [PMID: 27052007 PMCID: PMC4823914 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0458-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Being born with very low birth weight (VLBW: ≤1500 g) is related to long-term disability and neurodevelopmental problems, possibly affecting mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, studies in young adulthood yield mixed findings. The aim of this study was to examine mental health and HRQoL at 23 years, including changes from 20 to 23 years and associations with motor skills in VLBW young adults compared with controls. Methods In a geographically based follow-up study, 35 VLBW and 37 term-born young adults were assessed at 23 years by using Achenbach Adult Self-Report (ASR), Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and various motor tests. The ASR and SF-36 were also used at 20 years. Longitudinal changes in ASR and SF-36 from 20 to 23 years were analysed by linear mixed models and associations with motor skills at 23 years by linear regression. Results At 23 years, total ASR score was 38.6 (SD: 21.7) in the VLBW group compared with 29.0 (SD: 18.6) in the control group (p = 0.048). VLBW participants had higher scores for attention problems, internalizing problems and critical items, and they reported to drink less alcohol than controls. BDI total score did not differ between groups. On SF-36, VLBW participants reported significantly poorer physical and social functioning, more role-limitations due to physical and emotional problems, more bodily pain and lower physical and mental component summaries than controls. In the VLBW group, total ASR score increased by 9.0 (95 % CI: 3.3 to 14.7) points from 20 to 23 years (p = 0.009 vs controls), physical and mental component summaries of SF-36 decreased by 2.9 (95 % CI: -4.8 to -1.1) and 4.4 (95 % CI: -7.1 to -1.7) points, respectively (p = 0.012 and p = 0.022 vs controls). Among VLBW participants, more mental health problems and lower physical and mental HRQoL were associated with poorer motor skills at 23 years. Conclusions VLBW young adults reported poorer and declining mental health and HRQoL in the transitional phase into adulthood. They seemed to have a cautious lifestyle with more internalizing problems and less alcohol use. The associations of mental health problems and HRQoL with motor skills are likely to reflect a shared aetiology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12955-016-0458-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ingrid Marie Husby
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,MI Lab and Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Pediatrics, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal, Norway
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Physiotherapy, Trondheim Municipality, Trondheim, Norway
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Quality of life of individuals born preterm: a systematic review of assessment approaches. Qual Life Res 2016; 25:2123-39. [PMID: 26995563 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1259-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To review the existing literature regarding factors associated with quality of life (QoL) of individuals who were born preterm. The review focuses on assessment approaches and information sources. METHODS A systematic review of empirical studies published in PubMed, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, LILACS, and SciELO databases between 2007 and 2015. Search terms were chosen that relate preterm birth to QoL. RESULTS Twenty-two articles were included. Of these, ten investigated QoL in children, six investigated adolescents, and six investigated adults. All studies used generic instruments to assess QoL. There was a high rate of parental report to assess QoL in studies of children. Adolescent and adult studies most often assessed QoL through self-report. Parents of children who were born preterm reported worse QoL for their children compared with parents of children born full term. Teenagers and adults who were born preterm self-reported more positive outcomes in their QoL. The main risk factors associated with worse QoL in children who were born preterm were congenital malformations, mechanical ventilation during the neonatal phase, cognitive impairments, behavioral problems, physical disabilities, low family income, and black race. CONCLUSIONS Agreement between parents and children about QoL in preterm individuals was lower in younger age groups compared with older age groups. The differences in QoL throughout the different age groups may have arisen because of developmental changes or differences in the source of information used (i.e., parent report or self-report). We recommend that QoL assessments in children born preterm should consider both parent report and self-report.
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Ambient air pollution and preterm birth: A prospective birth cohort study in Wuhan, China. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2015; 219:195-203. [PMID: 26639560 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Although studies in western countries suggest that ambient air pollution is positively associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, the upper levels of pollutant exposures have been relatively low, thus eroding confidence in the conclusions. Meanwhile, in Asia, where upper levels of exposure have been greater, there have been limited studies of the association between air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes. OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to evaluate whether high levels of pollution, including particulate matter pollution with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and 10 μm (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and carbon monoxide (CO) are related to increased occurrence of preterm birth (PTB). METHODS We conducted a population-based study in Wuhan, China in a cohort of 95,911 live births during a two-year period from 2011 to 2013. The exposure was estimated based on daily mean concentrations of pollutants estimated using the pollutants' measurements from the nine closest monitors. Logistic regressions were performed to determine the relationships between exposure to each of the pollutants during different pregnancy periods and PTB while controlling for key covariates. RESULTS We found 3% (OR=1.03; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.05), 2% (OR=1.02; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.03), 15% (OR=1.15; 95% CI: 1.11, 1.19), and 5% (OR=1.05; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.07) increases in risk of PTB with each 5-μg/m(3) increase in PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations, 100-μg/m(3) increase in CO concentrations, and 10-μg/m(3) increase in O3 concentrations, respectively. There was negligible evidence for associations for SO2 and NO2. The effects from two-pollutant models were similar to the estimated effects from single pollutant models. No critical exposure windows were identified consistently: the strongest effect for PTB was found in the second trimester for PM2.5, PM10, and CO, but for SO2 it was in the first trimester, second month, and third month. For NO2 it was in the first trimester and second month, and for O3, the third trimester. CONCLUSION Findings reveal an association between air pollutants and PTB. However, more toxicological studies and prospective cohort studies with improved exposure assessments are needed to establish causality related to specific pollutants.
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Båtsvik B, Vederhus BJ, Halvorsen T, Wentzel-Larsen T, Graue M, Markestad T. Health-related quality of life may deteriorate from adolescence to young adulthood after extremely preterm birth. Acta Paediatr 2015; 104:948-55. [PMID: 26059965 DOI: 10.1111/apa.13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM This study examined the development of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health from adolescence to adulthood after extremely preterm birth. METHODS We assessed a population-based cohort of extremely preterm-born (EPB) infants (gestational age of ≤28 weeks or birthweight of ≤1000 grams) and term-born (TB) controls at 17 and 24 years of age. They completed the Child Health Questionnaire-Child Form 87 at 17 years of age, the Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) at 24 years of age and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children-Symptom Checklist at both ages. RESULTS Of the 51 eligible EPB subjects, 46 (90%) were included and nine had severe neurosensory disabilities. On the whole, EPB and TB subjects gave their HRQoL and health similar ratings, but EPB subjects with disabilities reported poorer physical functioning at 17 and EPB subjects without disabilities reported lower scores on three of the eight SF-36 scales for social functioning and mental health and reported more psychological health complaints at 24. Differences remained in adjusted analyses. Changes from 17 to 24 years of age were minor in EPB subjects with disabilities. CONCLUSION Our comparison of EPB and TB subjects at the ages of 17 and 24 indicated that psychosocial HRQoL may deteriorate for EPB subjects when they enter adulthood.
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- Department of Pediatrics; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
- Department of Clinical Science; University of Bergen; Bergen Norway
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care; University of Bergen; Bergen Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
- Department of Clinical Science; University of Bergen; Bergen Norway
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- Centre for Clinical Research; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Eastern and Southern Norway; Oslo Norway
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies; Oslo Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
- Centre for Evidence-Based Practice; Bergen University College; Bergen Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics; Haukeland University Hospital; Bergen Norway
- Department of Clinical Science; University of Bergen; Bergen Norway
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van der Pal-de Bruin KM, van der Pal SM, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Walther FJ. Profiling the preterm or VLBW born adolescent; implications of the Dutch POPS cohort follow-up studies. Early Hum Dev 2015; 91:97-102. [PMID: 25590235 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In 1983, data of a unique nationwide cohort of 1338 very preterm (<32 weeks of gestation) or VLBW (birth weight<1500g) infants in the Netherlands was collected and followed at several ages until they reached the age of 19 years. At 19 years of age a more extensive follow-up study was done, including questionnaires, tests on a computer and a full physical exam. These studies provide insight into how Dutch adolescents at 19 years of age, who were born very preterm or with a very low birth weight (VLBW), reach adulthood. At 19 years, 705 POPS participants participated (74% of 959 still alive). Outcome measures at 19 years included: physical outcomes (e.g. blood pressure), cognition, behavior, quality of life, and impact of handicaps. The POPS participants showed more impairments on most outcome measures at various ages, compared to norm data. Major handicaps remained stable as the children grew older, but minor handicaps and disabilities increased. At 19 years of age, only half (47.1%) of the survivors had no disabilities and no minor or major handicaps. Especially those born small for gestational age (SGA) seem most vulnerable. These long-term results help to support preterm and SGA born children and adolescents in reaching independent adulthood, and stress the need for long term follow-up studies and to promote prevention of disabilities and of preterm birth itself.
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- TNO Child Health, Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Vederhus BJ, Eide GE, Natvig GK, Markestad T, Graue M, Halvorsen T. Health-related quality of life and emotional and behavioral difficulties after extreme preterm birth: developmental trajectories. PeerJ 2015; 3:e738. [PMID: 25653912 PMCID: PMC4304859 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background. Knowledge of long-term health related outcomes in contemporary populations born extremely preterm (EP) is scarce. We aimed to explore developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and behavior from mid-childhood to early adulthood in extremely preterm and term-born individuals. Methods. Subjects born at gestational age ≤28 weeks or with birth weight ≤1,000 g within a region of Norway in 1991-92 and matched term-born control subjects were assessed at 10 and 18 years. HRQoL was measured with the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) and behavior with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), using parent assessment at both ages and self-assessment at 18 years. Results. All eligible EP (n = 35) and control children participated at 10 years, and 31 (89%) and 29 (83%) at 18 years. At 10 years, the EP born boys were given significantly poorer scores by their parents than term-born controls on most CHQ and CBCL scales, but the differences were minor at 18 years; i.e., significant improvements had occurred in several CHQ (self-esteem, general health and parental impact-time) and CBCL (total problem, internalizing and anxious/depressed) scales. For the girls, the differences were smaller at 10 years and remained unchanged by 18 years. Emotional/behavioral difficulties at 10 years similarly predicted poorer improvement on CHQ-scales for both EP and term-born subjects at 18 years. Self-assessment of HRQoL and behavior at 18 years was similar in the EP and term-born groups on most scales. Conclusions. HRQoL and behavior improved towards adulthood for EP born boys, while the girls remained relatively similar, and early emotional and behavioral difficulties predicted poorer development in HRQoL through adolescence. These data indicate that gender and a longitudinal perspective should be considered when addressing health and wellbeing after extremely preterm birth.
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- Bente Johanne Vederhus
- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway ; Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen , Norway ; Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen , Norway ; Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway ; Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway ; Centre for Evidence Based Practice, Bergen University College , Bergen , Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway ; Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen , Norway
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The outcomes of very low birth weight survivors born in the early post-neonatal intensive care era have now been reported to young adulthood in several longitudinal cohort studies, and more recently from large Scandinavian national databases. The latter reports corroborate the findings that despite disabilities, a significant majority of very low birth weight survivors are leading productive lives, and are functioning better than expected. This is reassuring, but there are still concerns about future psychopathology, cardiovascular and metabolic problems as they approach middle age. Although these findings may not be directly applicable to the current survivors of modern neonatal intensive care, they do provide a yardstick by which to project the outcomes of future survivors until more contemporaneous data are available.
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- Saroj Saigal
- Neonatal Follow-up Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Quality of life of former premature infants during adolescence and beyond. Early Hum Dev 2013; 89:209-13. [PMID: 23462550 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interest in determining the quality of life of children and adults is now considered a priority. This is a result of a shift in thinking with greater transparency in finding out not only the health outcomes, but also the personal burden of illness and life satisfaction for the individual. However, there is still no consensus on the definition of quality of life or the appropriate tools to measure the same. In the last three decades there has been an exponential increase in the number of publications measuring quality of life, particularly in former premature infants. Most studies show that despite disabilities, children rate their quality of life almost equivalent to that of children born at term, and higher than that predicted by health professionals. This review will focus on the conceptual framework and measurement of self-reported quality of life in the context of former premature infants at adolescence and young adulthood.
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van Lunenburg A, van der Pal SM, van Dommelen P, van der Pal-de Bruin KM, Bennebroek Gravenhorst J, Verrips GHW. Changes in quality of life into adulthood after very preterm birth and/or very low birth weight in the Netherlands. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013; 11:51. [PMID: 23531081 PMCID: PMC3618000 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background It is important to know the impact of Very Preterm (VP) birth or Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW). The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of adults born VP or with a VLBW, between age 19 and age 28. Methods The 1983 nationwide Dutch Project On Preterm and Small for gestational age infants (POPS) cohort of 1338 VP (gestational age <32 weeks) or VLBW (<1500 g) infants, was contacted to complete online questionnaires at age 28. In total, 33.8% of eligible participants completed the Health Utilities Index (HUI3), the London Handicap Scale (LHS) and the WHOQoL-BREF. Multiple imputation was applied to correct for missing data and non-response. Results The mean HUI3 and LHS scores did not change significantly from age 19 to age 28. However, after multiple imputation, a significant, though not clinically relevant, increase of 0.02 on the overall HUI3 score was found. The mean HRQoL score measured with the HUI3 increased from 0.83 at age 19 to 0.85 at age 28. The lowest score on the WHOQoL was the psychological domain (74.4). Conclusions Overall, no important changes in HRQoL between age 19 and age 28 were found in the POPS cohort. Psychological and emotional problems stand out, from which recommendation for interventions could be derived.
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- Afra van Lunenburg
- TNO, Child Health, Wassenaarseweg 56, Postbus 2215, Leiden, CE 2301, The Netherlands
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Lund LK, Vik T, Lydersen S, Løhaugen GCC, Skranes J, Brubakk AM, Indredavik MS. Mental health, quality of life and social relations in young adults born with low birth weight. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012; 10:146. [PMID: 23216805 PMCID: PMC3541130 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Being born with low birth weight may have an impact on different aspects of mental health, psychosocial functioning and well-being; however results from studies in young adulthood have so far yielded mixed findings. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term impact in young adulthood on self-reported mental health, health-related quality of life, self-esteem and social relations by investigating differences between two low birth weight groups and a control group. Methods In a follow-up at 20 years of age, 43 preterm VLBW (birth weight ≤ 1500 g), 55 term SGA (birth weight < 10th percentile) and 74 control subjects completed the Adult Self-Report (ASR) of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), the Short Form 36 Health Survey, the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents-Revised, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligent Scale III assessment. Results The VLBW and SGA groups reported significantly more mental health problems than controls. The VLBW group predominantly had internalizing problems, and the non-significant association with ASR Total score was reduced by the Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The SGA group had increased scores on both internalizing and externalizing problems, and the association with ASR Total score remained significant after adjusting for IQ in this group. Both low birth weight groups reported less interaction with friends and lower quality of life related to mental health domains than controls. Self-esteem scores were lower than in the control group for athletic competence (VLBW) and social acceptance (SGA). Conclusion Our findings suggest that self-reported mental health and well-being in young adulthood may be adversely affected by low birth weight, irrespective of whether this is the result of premature birth or being born SGA at term.
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- Line K Lund
- Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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