Journal article
Episodic and prospective memory difficulties in 13-year-old children born very preterm
PM Stedall, MM Spencer-Smith, S Lah, LW Doyle, AJ Spittle, AC Burnett, PJ Anderson
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2023
Abstract
Objectives: Children born very preterm (VP) are susceptible to a range of cognitive impairments, yet the effects of VP birth on long-Term, episodic, and prospective memory remains unclear. This study examined episodic and prospective memory functioning in children born VP compared with their term-born counterparts at 13 years. Method: VP (n = 81: born <30 weeks' gestation) and term (n = 26) groups were aged between 12 and 14 years. Children completed: (i) standardized verbal and visuospatial episodic memory tests; and (ii) an experimental time-and event-based prospective memory test that included short-Term (within assessment session) and long-Term (up to 1-week post-session) tasks. Parents ..
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Awarded by Thyne Reid Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant ID 284512; Senior Research Fellowship ID 1081288 and Investigator Grant ID 1176077 [PJA]; Career Development Fellowship ID 1108714 [AJS]; Centre of Research Excellence Grants 1060733 and 1153176); The Cerebral Palsy Alliance Project Grant; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Myer Foundation, Allens Arthur Robinson Foundation, Thyne Reid Foundation, Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program, and Monash University Research Support Fund.