Journal article
Exploring the "preterm Behavioral Phenotype" in Children Born Extremely Preterm
AC Burnett, G Youssef, PJ Anderson, J Duff, LW Doyle, JLY Cheong
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2019
Abstract
To examine whether difficulties in emotional, attention, and peer or social functioning (a proposed "preterm behavioral phenotype") co-occur within individual children born extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks of gestation) and/or extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1,000 g) and whether different behavioral profiles are related to cognitive and academic outcomes.Methods:Population-based cohort of all EP/ELBW survivors born in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 2005, and contemporaneous matched controls were recruited at birth. At age 7 to 8 years, parents of 181 EP/ELBW and 185 control children rated their children's behavior on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire problem scales (emoti..
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Awarded by State Government of Victoria
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 J.L.Y. Cheong; and Senior Research Fellowship #1081288 to P.J. Anderson) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.