Executive Function in Preschool Children with Congenital Heart Disease and Controls : The Role of a Cognitively Stimulating Home Environment

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships between (1) environmental and demographic factors and executive function (EF) in preschool children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and controls and (2) clinical and surgical risk factors and EF in preschool children with CHD.

STUDY DESIGN: At 4-6 years of age, parents of children with CHD (n = 51) and controls (n = 124) completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Preschool Version questionnaire and the Cognitively Stimulating Parenting Scale (CSPS). Multivariable general linear modeling assessed the relationship between Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Preschool Version composite scores (Inhibitory Self-Control Index [ISCI], Flexibility Index [FI], and Emergent Metacognition Index [EMI]) and group (CHD/control), sex, age at assessment, gestational age, Index of Multiple Deprivation, and CSPS scores. The relationships between CHD type, surgical factors, and brain magnetic resonance imaging injury rating and ISCI, FI, and EMI scores were assessed.

RESULTS: The presence of CHD, age at assessment, sex, and Index of Multiple Deprivation were not associated with EF scores. Lower gestational age was associated with greater ISCI and FI scores, and age at assessment was associated with lower FI scores. Group significantly moderated the relationship between CSPS and EF, such that CSPS significantly predicted EF in children with CHD (ISCI: P = .0004; FI: P = .0015; EMI: P = .0004) but not controls (ISCI: P = .2727; FI: P = .6185; EMI: P = .3332). There were no significant relationships between EF scores and surgical factors, CHD type, or brain magnetic resonance imaging injury rating.

CONCLUSIONS: Supporting parents to provide a cognitively stimulating home environment may improve EF in children with CHD. The home and parenting environment should be considered when designing intervention studies aimed at improving EF in this patient group.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:267

Enthalten in:

The Journal of pediatrics - 267(2024) vom: 29. Apr., Seite 113897

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chew, Andrew T M [VerfasserIn]
Bonthrone, Alexandra F [VerfasserIn]
Alford, Arezoo [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Pushparajah, Kuberan [VerfasserIn]
Egloff, Alexia [VerfasserIn]
Hajnal, Joseph V [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, John [VerfasserIn]
Rutherford, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Edwards, A David [VerfasserIn]
Nosarti, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Counsell, Serena J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitively Stimulating Parenting Scale
Congenital heart disease
Controls
Executive function
Journal Article

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113897

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366620916