Title
Quality of life in preschool children born preterm
Author
Theunissen, N.C.M.
Veen, S.
Fekkes, M.
Koopman, H.M.
Zwinderman, K.A.H.
Brugman, E.
Wit, J.M.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2001
Abstract
The relationship of preterm birth to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was examined for children aged 1 to 4 years. Three gestational age groups with a NICU history were selected, <32 weeks (n=65), 32 to 36 weeks (n=41),≥37 weeks (n=54), and a reference group from the open population (n=50). The main instrument was the TNO-AZL Preschool Quality Of Life (TAPQOL) questionnaire, which was completed by the parents. In addition, other outcome measures obtained from parents on neonatologists were investigated. Children born <32 weeks had significantly lower HRQoL than the reference group in the scales for lungs, stomach, eating disorders, motor functioning, communication, and anxiety. Parental feelings towards the child were related to the child's HRQoL. We found differences between the neonatologist' and parents' perceptions of the children's situation, which can be clinical consequences (e.g. different opinions about what needed treatment). Neonatal intensive care after birth as HRQoL implications for all children, particularly in children born at >32 weeks of gestation.
Subject
Health
Birth
Child
Child parent relation
Controlled study
Eating disorder
Emotionality
Gestational age
Language ability
Lung disease
Major clinical study
Motor activity
Multiple regression
Newborn intensive care
Outcomes research
Parent
Pediatrician
Perception
Perinatal care
Prematurity
Preschool child
Quality of life
Questionnaire
Stomach disease
Anxiety
Child, Preschool
Disabled Children
Eating Disorders
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Lung
Male
Motor Skills Disorders
Parent-Child Relations
Quality of Life
Stomach
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TNO identifier
236155
ISSN
0012-1622
Source
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 43 (7), 460-465
Document type
article