İleri derecede erken doğmuş yenidoğanların düzeltilmiş 1-3 yaşlarındaki nörogelişimsel ve psikiyatrik değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Aim:To assess the neurodevelopmental and psychiatric outcomes of very preterm vs preterm infants at 1-3 years of corrected age. Material and Method: Between the years of 2005 and 2008, premature infants followed-up in the NICU designated as Group 1 (<32 wks;n=36) were evaluated in comparison to Group 2 (33-37wks; n=56) with the approval of Ethics Committee (TUTFEK 2008/083) in terms of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric development by using the Denver Developmental Screening Test and The Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment-Childcare Provider Version. Mothers' psychiatric symptoms were assessed by The Brief Symptom Inventory. The socioeconomic status was determined by using SES scale; t-test or Mann-Whitney U tests, chi-square and Spearman tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: In Group 1, paternal education level and psychodevelopmental score was lower than Group 2 and an abnormal outcome in the Denver Developmental Test was observed more frequently. The psychiatric problem score was higher in boys, whereas the psychodevelopmental score was higher in girls. The psychosocial developmental score was lower in those infants with IVH and this score showed positive correlation with the Denver Developmental Test results. There was no difference between the two groups in terms of the Brief Symptom Inventory. Conclusions: Although very preterm infants more frequently showed abnormal neuropsychological development, they were not significantly different with regard to psychiatric problems. Girls were more advantegous than boys in terms of psychodevelopment. We conclude that these findings should be validated by larger and further studies. (Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 271-6)

The prevalence of developmental delay among children aged 3–60 months in Izmir, Turkey

“…for developmental delay (Gocer et al 2011;Gorker et al 2011). In these studies, the Denver test was used to assess developmental delay.…”