Journal article
The role of social risk in an early preventative care programme for infants born very preterm: a randomized controlled trial
AJ Spittle, K Treyvaud, KJ Lee, PJ Anderson, LW Doyle
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13594
Abstract
Aim: To examine the differential effects of an early intervention programme for infants born preterm on neurodevelopment and parental mental health according to family social risk. Method: One hundred and twenty infants born earlier than 30 weeks' gestation were randomized to early intervention (n=61) or control groups (n=59). Cognitive, language, and motor outcomes were assessed by blinded assessors at 2 years, 4 years, and 8 years, and primary caregivers completed questionnaires on their anxiety and depression. Outcomes at each time point were compared between groups using linear regression with an interaction term for social risk (higher/lower). Results: There was evidence of interactions..
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Awarded by Thyne Reid Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Council (Project Grant ID 284512; Senior Research Fellowship [PJA] ID1081288; Career Development Fellowship [AJS] ID 1108714; Centre of Research Excellence ID 1060733); The Cerebral Palsy Alliance Project Grant; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Myer Foundation, Allens Arthur Robinson Foundation, Thyne Reid Foundation, and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors have stated that they had no interests that might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.