Journal article
Executive function and academic outcomes in children who were extremely preterm
DS Costa, DM Miranda, AC Burnett, LW Doyle, JLY Cheong, PJ Anderson, C Callanan, E Carse, MP Charlton, MA Davey, N Davis, CR De Luca, J Duff, M Hayes, E Hutchinson, E Kelly, M McDonald, C Molloy, G Opie, G Roberts Show all
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2017
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Cognitive and behavioral impairments of children born extremely preterm (EP) (<28 weeks' gestation) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) (<1000 g) may change with age. We assessed the individual stability of behavioral executive function (EF) from 8 to 18 years of age in children born EP or ELBW and their academic outcomes. METHODS: Participants comprised 180 children born EP or ELBW from a large geographic cohort. We investigated the frequency of 4 developmental groups (persistent, remitting, late-onset, and typical development) on the basis of dichotomized scores (typical versus elevated) at ages 8 and 18 years in 2 indices (the Behavioral Regulation Index [BRI] and the Metaco..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funded in part by Centre of Clinical Research Excellence grant 546519, project grant 491246, and fellowship support (Dr Anderson: 1081288; Dr Cheong: 1053787) from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. Support was also provided by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Ms Costa and Dr Miranda received financial support from the Brazilian foundations Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, respectively. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.