Journal article
Executive function in adolescents born <1000 G or <28 weeks: A prospective cohort study
AC Burnett, SE Scratch, KJ Lee, J Cheong, K Searle, E Hutchinson, C De Luca, MA Davey, G Roberts, LW Doyle, PJ Anderson
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks) birth and extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g) are risk factors for poor cognitive outcomes, including in executive function (EF; higher-order cognitive skills necessary for goal-directed, adaptive functioning and important for academic and behavioral-emotional outcomes). We aimed to (1) extend the limited data on EF in EP/ELBW survivors in adolescence compared with normal birth weight controls, and (2) determine changes in EF between ages 8 and 17 years in both groups. METHODS: Two hundred twenty-eight EP/ELBW and 166 control adolescents (mean age, 17 years) from a prospective geographical cohort were assessed with multiple ..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Funded in part by a Centre of Clinical Research Excellence grant (ID 546519), a project grant (ID 491246), and fellowship support (Dr Anderson: 628371; Dr Cheong: 1053787) from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council; the following were successful applicants for the project grant: Drs Doyle and Anderson, Stephen Wood, Colin Robertson, Sarah Hope, Doug Hacking, and Dr Cheong. Support was also provided by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.