Journal article
Developmental disability at school age and difficulty obtaining follow-up data
LW Doyle, PJ Anderson, A Burnett, C Callanan, M McDonald, M Hayes, G Opie, E Carse, JLY Cheong
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2018
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship of developmental disability rates with difficulty obtaining follow-up data is unclear. With this study, we aimed to determine if children who attended research follow-up assessments with more difficulty had more disability at school age, compared with those who attended with less difficulty, and to establish the relationship between follow-up and disability rates. METHODS: Two groups, comprising 219 consecutive survivors born at <28 weeks' gestation or at <1000 g birth weight in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 2005, and 218 term-born, normal birth weight controls were assessed at 8 years of age for neurodevelopmental disability (any of IQ <-1 SD, cerebral pa..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Centre of Clinical Research Excellence 546519; Centre of Research Excellence 1060733; Early Career Fellowship 1053787 to Dr Cheong; Senior Research Fellowship 1081288 to Dr Anderson), and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funding sources had no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication.