Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Susanne Brogardh-Roth, Liselotte Paulsson, Pernilla Larsson, Ewacarin Ekberg
Summary: This study evaluated the OHRQoL in Swedish adolescents born preterm and full term over a five-year period using the OHIP-14 questionnaire. Overall, there were no significant differences in OHRQoL between the groups or gender over time, but specific factors such as chronic illness, TMD pain, and orthodontic treatment need were related to poorer OHRQoL in very preterm adolescents. Dental clinicians should consider these factors to improve dentist-patient relationships and treatment outcomes for preterm-born adolescents.
Article
Pediatrics
Camille Girard-Bock, Adrien Flahault, Elisabeth Bernard, Claude Julie Bourque, Catherine Fallaha, Anik Cloutier, Annie Janvier, Anne Monique Nuyt, Thuy Mai Luu
Summary: This study assessed the self-reported health perception and use of health care by adults born very preterm before 30 weeks of gestation. Despite more adverse health conditions, very preterm individuals had similar perceptions of their health to term-born controls, according to the SF-36v2, and similar healthcare use. However, some very preterm individuals perceived their health as poorer than the general population and identified lifestyle habits and eliminating specific adverse symptoms as factors that could improve their health during routine health monitoring. Additionally, only a small percentage of preterm individuals had been asked about their perinatal history by physicians.
Article
Pediatrics
Anne Synnes, Thuy Mai Luu, Jehier Afifi, May Khairy, Cecilia de Cabo, Diane Moddemann, Leonora Hendson, Amber Reichert, Kevin Coughlin, Kim Anh Nguyen, Lindsay L. Richter, Fabiana Bacchini, Khalid Aziz
Summary: This study tested the feasibility of using the Evidence-based Practice to Improve Quality (EPIQ) to improve language abilities in very preterm populations. Eight of ten sites completed at least four intervention cycles, and 85% of the cycles met their aim. Despite challenges like COVID-19, parent involvement, champions, and institutional support facilitated success.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sung Wook Kim, Lazaros Andronis, Anna-Veera Seppanen, Adrien M. Aubert, Henrique Barros, Elizabeth S. Draper, Mariane Sentenac, Jennifer Zeitlin, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study aims to describe the health-related quality of life outcomes of children born very preterm and extremely preterm at five years of age, and explores the mediation effects of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory neonatal morbidity on those outcomes. The results suggest that extremely preterm birth and complications such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory morbidity significantly impair health-related quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Suvi Alenius, Eero Kajantie, Reijo Sund, Markku Nurhonen, Peija Haaramo, Pieta Nasanen-Gilmore, Marja Vaarasmaki, Sakari Lemola, Katri Raikkonen, Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Dieter Wolke, Mika Gissler, Petteri Hovi
Summary: This population-based study found that individuals born preterm have a lower risk of sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies, but a higher risk of payment defaults. Extremely preterm individuals have a lower risk of criminal offending, whereas very preterm individuals have a higher risk of payment defaults.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Annamarja Lamminmaki, Tanja Kuiri-Hanninen, Ulla Sankilampi
Summary: The study suggests that children born preterm with very low birth weight may exhibit reduced sex-typical behavior in childhood, especially in boys and girls. However, the effect size of this impact is minimal.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Catherine Gire, Any Beltran Anzola, Stephane Marret, Laurence Foix L'Helias, Jean-Christophe Roze, Michele Granier, Hugues Patural, Benedicte Lecomte, Bernard Guillois, Isabelle Souksi Medioni, Nathalie Bednarek Weirauch, Olivier Claris, Jean-Michel Hascoet, Pierre Kuhn, Meriem Zahed, Mohamed Boucekine, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Catherine Arnaud, Gilles Cambonie, Valerie Dorriere Datin
Summary: Compared with term-born peers, children born very preterm generally perform poorly in executive functions. Cognitive working memory training may not have a lasting effect on visuospatial processing in very preterm children with working memory disorders.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mia A. McLean, Olivia C. Scoten, Cecil M. Y. Chau, Anne Synnes, Steven P. Miller, Ruth E. Grunau
Summary: The study investigates the association between neonatal pain-related stress and the development of internalizing behaviors in children born very preterm. It also examines whether supportive parenting behaviors and lower parenting stress can attenuate this association.
Article
Pediatrics
Gabriela P. Peralta, Raffaela Piatti, Sarah R. Haile, Mark Adams, Dirk Bassler, Alexander Moeller, Giancarlo Natalucci, Susi Kriemler
Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and severity of respiratory symptoms in very preterm children and its impact on parents' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and family functioning. A total of 616 very preterm children (99 with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)) and 180 controls were recruited for the study. The results showed that very preterm children had a higher risk of respiratory symptoms compared to controls, and parents of children with respiratory symptoms reported lower HRQoL and family functioning.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Claire Kelly, Gareth Ball, Lillian G. Matthews, Jeanie Ly Cheong, Lex W. Doyle, Terrie E. Inder, Deanne K. Thompson, Peter J. Anderson
Summary: Very preterm (VP) birth may impact brain development, but between the ages of 7 and 13, children and adolescents born VP may have similar trajectories of brain structural development as term-born peers.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dominique Singer, Luise Pauline Thiede, Anna Perez
Summary: Advances in neonatology have enabled more very low birth weight neonates (<1500 g) to survive into adulthood, but they face long-term risks in various aspects such as pulmonary, metabolic, cardiovascular, and neurocognitive functions. This group of adults born prematurely may have higher rates of asthma, diabetes, and chronic renal disease, along with deficits in romantic partnerships and lower reproduction rates. A holistic approach to care with personalized prevention strategies is crucial for managing the risks associated with premature birth in adulthood.
DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Italo Gustavo Martins Chimbinha, Brenda Nayara Carlos Ferreira, Giovana Pessoa Miranda, Renata Saraiva Guedes
Summary: This study conducted an umbrella review to analyze the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adolescents. The results showed that dental caries, malocclusion, housing, parental education, and access to healthcare are closely associated with OHRQoL. Completion of orthodontic treatment, health promotion programs, dental care, and safe housing all have a positive impact on oral health.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gordon X. H. Liu, Jane E. Harding
Summary: This study found that most seven-year-old children born very and extremely preterm in New Zealand have good health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but neurodevelopmental impairment impacts HRQoL. Intelligence quotient and motor function are associated with psychosocial HRQoL, and further improvements in HRQoL will require reducing neurodevelopmental impairment.
Article
Pediatrics
Satvinder Ghotra, David Feeny, Ronald Barr, Junmin Yang, Saroj Saigal, Michael Vincer, Jehier Afifi, Prakeshkumar S. Shah, Shoo K. Lee, Anne R. Synnes
Summary: The study found that at 36 months' corrected age, most extreme preterm children's parents expressed no or mild health concerns for their children. Factors associated with health concerns included initial severity of illness, complications of prematurity, and social factors.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Jayne Trickett, Camilla Gilmore, Lucy Cragg, Sarah Clayton, Neil Marlow, Victoria Simms, Rebecca Spong, Samantha Johnson
Summary: The study found that adolescents born very preterm have poorer mathematics attainment compared to term-born classmates, but there were no significant differences in mathematics anxiety and trait anxiety. There were significant moderate associations between mathematics anxiety and mathematics attainment for both very preterm and term-born adolescents, suggesting that improving domain-general cognitive skills and providing classroom learning support may be more promising intervention avenues than attempting to reduce mathematics anxiety.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sung Wook Kim, Lazaros Andronis, Anna-Veera Seppanen, Adrien M. Aubert, Henrique Barros, Elizabeth S. Draper, Mariane Sentenac, Jennifer Zeitlin, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study aims to describe the health-related quality of life outcomes of children born very preterm and extremely preterm at five years of age, and explores the mediation effects of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory neonatal morbidity on those outcomes. The results suggest that extremely preterm birth and complications such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory morbidity significantly impair health-related quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Chandana Guha, Anita van Zwieten, Rabia Khalid, Siah Kim, Amanda Walker, Anna Francis, Madeleine Didsbury, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Belinda Barton, Chanel Prestidge, Emily Lancsar, Fiona Mackie, Joseph Kwon, Kirsten Howard, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Martin Howell, Allison Jaure, Alison Hayes, Rakhee Raghunandan, Stavros Petrou, Suncica Lah, Steven McTaggart, Jonathan C. Craig, Germaine Wong
Summary: This multi-center longitudinal cohort study aimed to assess the trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) over time. The results showed that the HRQoL scores differed between children with different CKD stages, and the transition from dialysis to transplantation was significantly associated with the improvement in HRQoL. Children with CKD stage 1-5 and transplant recipients at baseline had stable HRQoL over time.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Corneliu Bolbocean, Sylvia van der Pal, Stef van Buuren, Peter J. Anderson, Peter Bartmann, Nicole Baumann, Jeanie L. Y. Cheong, Brian A. Darlow, Lex W. Doyle, Kari Anne Evensen, John Horwood, Marit S. Indredavik, Samantha Johnson, Neil Marlow, Marina Mendonca, Yanyan Ni, Dieter Wolke, Lianne Woodward, Erik Verrips, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study aims to examine the associations between VP/VLBW status and preference-based health-related quality-of-life outcomes in early adulthood. The results showed that VP/VLBW status is associated with lower overall health-related quality of life, particularly in terms of physical and cognitive functioning. Further studies are needed to estimate the effects of VP/VLBW status on health-related quality-of-life outcomes in mid and late adulthood.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Dieter Wolke, Nicole Baumann, Julia Jaekel, Riikka Pyhala, Kati Heinonen, Katri Raikkonen, Christian Sorg, Ayten Bilgin
Summary: This study examined the long-term associations between multiple or persistent regulatory problems and behavioral problems in adulthood. The results showed that individuals who had early multiple or persistent regulatory problems reported more internalizing, externalizing, and total behavioral problems in young adulthood. Screening for early regulatory problems could help identify children at risk for later behavioral problems.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Corneliu Bolbocean, Peter J. Anderson, Peter Bartmann, Jeanie L. Y. Cheong, Lex W. Doyle, Dieter Wolke, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study examined the agreement between two different instruments used to measure health-related quality of life in individuals born very preterm and/or with low birthweight. The study found that the HUI3 tool captured preterm-related changes in health status more accurately, while the SF-6D tool was more accurate in measuring the health status of the control group.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Suvi Alenius, Eero Kajantie, Reijo Sund, Markku Nurhonen, Peija Haaramo, Pieta Nasanen-Gilmore, Sakari Lemola, Katri Raikkonen, Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Dieter Wolke, Mika Gissler, Petteri Hovi
Summary: Attendance in special education is more common among individuals born preterm. However, the minor differences in school grades according to gestational age do not translate into educational differences in young adulthood.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
S. Petrou, M. E. Png, D. Metcalfe
Summary: Economic evaluation provides a framework for assessing costs and consequences of alternative interventions, and decision-analytic models are commonly used in healthcare for this purpose. This article discusses key issues in interpreting evidence from decision-analytic modeling-based economic evaluations of orthopedic interventions, providing guidance for readers, reviewers, and decision-makers.
BONE & JOINT JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Neuroimaging
Antonia Neubauer, Aurore Menegaux, Jil Wendt, Hongwei Bran Li, Benita Schmitz-Koep, Tobias Ruzok, Melissa Thalhammer, David Schinz, Peter Bartmann, Dieter Wolke, Josef Priller, Claus Zimmer, Daniel Rueckert, Dennis M. Hedderich, Christian Sorg
Summary: The claustrum structure in preterm-born neonates is found to be altered compared to term-born ones, showing increased volume, increased extracellular matrix, and impaired axonal integrity. These alterations in claustrum development may be relevant for later cognitive performance. The findings indicate the potential impact of prematurity on claustrum microstructure.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Rym El Rafei, Rolf Felix Maier, Pierre Henri Jarreau, Mikael Norman, Henrique Barros, Patrick Van Reempts, Arno Van Heijst, Pernille Pedersen, Marina Cuttini, Samantha Johnson, Raquel Costa, Michael Zemlin, Elizabeth S. Draper, Jennifer Zeitlin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) during neonatal hospitalisation in extremely preterm infants is associated with cerebral palsy (CP) and cognitive and motor abilities at 5 years of age. The findings suggested that severe EUGR among extremely preterm infants was associated with decreased IQ at 5 years of age.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Larissa S. van Bodegom, Suzanne E. Gerritsen, Gwendolyn C. Dieleman, Mathilde M. Overbeek, Giovanni de Girolamo, Paolo Scocco, Manon H. J. Hillegers, Dieter Wolke, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Rebecca Appleton, Patrizia Conti, Tomislav Franic, Francesco Margari, Jason Madan, Fiona McNicholas, Renata Nacinovich, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Melanie C. Saam, Paramala J. Santosh, Anne Sartor, Ulrike M. E. Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Swaran P. Singh, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Elena Tanase, Sabine Tremmery, Helena Tuomainen, Athanasios Maras
Summary: This study investigated the awareness of clinicians and parents regarding adolescent suicidal behavior in a sample of 763 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) users from eight European countries. The results showed that a significant proportion of clinicians and parents were unaware of the suicidal behavior reported by the adolescents. However, this lack of awareness did not have an impact on mental health problems or the use of mental health services by the adolescents.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Michaela Augustin, Maria Licata-Dandel, Linda D. Breeman, Mathias Harrer, Ayten Bilgin, Dieter Wolke, Volker Mall, Margret Ziegler, David Daniel Ebert, Anna Friedmann
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a psychoeducational app on parents' stress levels, knowledge about child problems, and perceived self-efficacy and social support in dealing with crying, sleeping, and feeding problems. The results showed that parents using the app reported lower parenting stress and higher knowledge levels compared to those who did not use the app. However, there were no significant changes in self-efficacy, perceived social support, and child symptoms between the two groups.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Slava Dantchev, Dieter Wolke, Martina Zemp
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between child ADHD symptoms and the family environment. The results showed that on a family level, higher child hyperactivity was associated with more negative mother-child and sibling dyad relationships. On an individual level within families, there was a unidirectional spillover effect between sibling dyad negativity and mother-child negativity, as well as between mother-child negativity and child hyperactivity. Future research should consider a transactional family systems approach that incorporates both parent-child and sibling subsystems.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
May Ee Png, Matthew L. Costa, Stavros Petrou, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Julie Bruce, David J. Keene
Summary: This study estimates the financial cost and pain medication use associated with neuropathic pain after lower limb fracture surgery. It found that healthcare costs were higher among patients with chronic neuropathic pain and opioids, rather than neuropathic pain medications, were commonly prescribed contrary to clinical guidelines.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Economics
Rakhee Raghunandan, Kirsten Howard, Sarah Smith, Anagha Killedar, Erin Cvejic, Martin Howell, Stavros Petrou, Emily Lancsar, Germaine Wong, Jonathan Craig, Alison Hayes
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the PedsQL GCS and CHU9D in children and adolescents with common chronic health problems. Both instruments showed strong internal consistency, but weak convergent validity. Known group validity was demonstrated for PedsQL GCS, while CHU9D was only able to discriminate between certain health conditions.
APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Anita Lenneis, Ahuti Das-Friebel, Nicole K. Y. Tang, Adam N. Sanborn, Sakari Lemola, Henrik Singmann, Dieter Wolke, Adrian von Muhlenen, Anu Realo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of self-reported and actigraphy-measured sleep parameters on subjective well-being (SWB), and found that sleep satisfaction was consistently associated with positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction. Therefore, interventions that improve sleep satisfaction may be effective in enhancing students' SWB.
Article
Pediatrics
Tarun Aurora, Audrey Cole, Parul Rai, Paul Lavoie, Carrie Mcivor, Lisa M. Klesges, Guolian Kang, Janaka S. S. Liyanage, Heather M. Brandt, Jane S. Hankins
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a vaccine strategy bundle in increasing HPV vaccine initiation and completion rates in a specialty clinic setting. By implementing the bundle, which included staff education, provider incentives, offering vaccines in clinics, and verifying vaccine completion, the clinic successfully improved HPV vaccine initiation and completion rates among sickle cell disease patients.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Nienke M. Halbmeijer, Wes Onland, Jeroen Dudink, Filip Cools, Anne Debeer, Anton H. van Kaam, Manon J. N. L. Benders, Niek E. van der Aa
Summary: In ventilated infants born preterm, high dose systemic hydrocortisone initiated between 7 and 14 days after birth did not have a significant impact on brain development.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Katherine Melton, Jianfang Liu, Hossein Sadeghi, Maureen George, Arlene Smaldone
Summary: This study aims to identify predictors of change in lung function and body weight during health care transition in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The study findings highlight the importance of CF RISE program engagement and reducing gaps in care for improving the transition of adolescents and young adults with CF.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Laura A. Duckworth, Kimberly A. Sutton, Nurmohammad Shaikh, Jinli Wang, Carla Hall-Moore, Lori R. Holtz, Phillip I. Tarr, Ronald C. Rubenstein
Summary: The study tested the usefulness of various biomarkers as indicators of gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis (CF) and investigated the repeatability of these measures in individuals over short periods and their correlation with clinical outcomes. The results showed that elevated levels of fLcn2 in individuals with CF may predict worsened pulmonary function.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Lindsey Haack, Nikkan Das, Arvind Hoskoppal, Mark Debrunner, Tarek Alsaied, Gaurav Arora
Summary: RAE on ECG has a low positive predictive value for RAE on echocardiogram in previously healthy young patients. The highest yield for RAE on echocardiogram was observed in patients who were <1 year of age, had RAE in the anterior precordial leads, or displayed right ventricular hypertrophy on ECG.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Michael A. Padula, Khatija Naing, Tara L. Wenger, Irfan Ahmad, Carl H. Coghill, K. Taylor Wild, S. Alex Rottgers, Cory M. Resnick, Jeffrey Goldstein, Zarmina Ehsan, Donna Watkins, Nicole Deptula, Kuan-Chi Lai, Janet Lioy, Semsa Gogcu, Christopher M. Cielo
Summary: This study describes the spectrum of disease and burden of care in infants with congenital micrognathia. The results show that these infants commonly require surgical intervention and tube feedings, and disparities based on race and among centers were identified.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Michael P. Fundora, Manvitha Kalicheti, Guantao Zhao, Kevin O. Maher, Nicoleta Serban
Summary: This study investigated the variation of outpatient opioid prescribing in postoperative pediatric cardiac patients across the US. The results showed that there were significant differences in opioid prescribing by race, ethnicity, sex, and region.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Jia Guo, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Leigh Blizzard, Michael D. Schmidt, Terence Dwyer, Alison J. Venn, Costan G. Magnussen
Summary: There is a correlation between childhood and adulthood cardiorespiratory fitness.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Nianzhou Xiao, Michelle Starr, Adrienne Stolfi, Gilad Hamdani, Shireen Hashmat, Stefan G. Kiessling, Christina Sethna, Mahmoud Kallash, Robyn Matloff, Robert Woroniecki, Keia Sanderson, Ikuyo Yamaguchi, Stephen D. Cha, Michael G. Semanik, Rahul Chanchlani, Joseph T. Flynn, Mark Mitsnefes
Summary: This multicenter study reports that most infants diagnosed with idiopathic hypertension in the NICU will discontinue antihypertensive treatment within 2 years of discharge. Antenatal steroid treatment is associated with a decreased likelihood of needing antihypertensive therapy for more than 1 year.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Editorial Material
Pediatrics
Kanwaljit Singh, John Concato, Jonathan M. Davis
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Yaxing Meng, Harri Niinikoski, Suvi P. Rovio, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Feitong Wu, Antti Jula, Tapani Ronnemaa, Jorma S. A. Viikari, Olli T. Raitakari, Katja Pahkala, Costan G. Magnussen
Summary: This 26-year study shows a correlation between early-life non-HDL-C levels and future levels. Early dietary counseling can reduce the risk of high pediatric non-HDL-C, emphasizing the importance of early interventions in preventing cardiovascular risks.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Kelsey A. B. Gastineau, Rebecca Bell, Allison Hanes, Sandra Mckay, Eric Sigel, Filoteia Popescu, Evan C. Sommer, Shari Barkin
Summary: This study aimed to assess the self-reported counseling outcomes for a firearm safe storage counseling training program provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The results demonstrated significant improvement in counseling self-efficacy and frequency one month after the training.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Kathryn E. K. Berlin, William Scott, Sara Dawson, David Brousseau, Joanne M. Lagatta
Summary: This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the impact of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of infants from NICU hospitalization to one year post-discharge. The study found that lower HRQL during NICU stay was associated with earlier gestational age, postnatal corticosteroid usage, outborn status, and gastrostomy tube placement. Lower HRQL at 3 and 12 months post-discharge was associated with readmissions, home oxygen use, parent-reported difficulty breathing, lower developmental scores, and not playing with other children. Most parents reported similar or improved HRQL after discharge, but parents of infants with respiratory symptoms experienced less improvement. Efforts to improve parent HRQL should focus on respiratory symptoms and social isolation.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
Garett J. Griffith, Alan P. Wang, Robert I. Liem, Michael R. Carr, Tyler Corson, Kendra Ward
Summary: This study developed reference values for cardiorespiratory fitness in children aged 6-18 years without underlying heart disease, measured by peak oxygen uptake and treadmill time. Fitness levels increased with age in males but not females. Males generally exhibited higher fitness levels compared to females in the same age groups.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)
Article
Pediatrics
David S. Liu, Patricia Miller, Anna Rothenberg, Carley Vuillermin, Peter M. Waters, Andrea S. Bauer
Summary: This study aims to determine if children with elbow flexion contracture (EFC) caused by brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) are more likely to develop shoulder contracture and undergo surgical treatment. A retrospective review was conducted on children under 2 years old with BPBI who presented to a single children's hospital. The results showed that patients with EFC had reduced shoulder range of motion and higher odds of shoulder contracture and surgical treatment. Prompt referral to a BPBI specialty clinic is recommended for evaluation and potential surgery.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2024)