Health-related quality of life in two birth cohorts of extremely preterm born adults

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AIM: Investigate potential long-term cohort influences on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults born extremely preterm (EP) during the 1980-90s, in view of advancements in neonatal care within that timeframe.

METHODS: Two cohorts of EP-born adults (82-85 cohort and 91-92 cohort) enrolling matched term controls, were compared. Participants were assessed at 18 years and again in their mid-twenties using the Child Health Questionnaire Children Form-87 (CHQ-CF87) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).

RESULTS: At 18 years, 77 (90%) EP-born and 75 (93%) term controls had data, followed by 67 (78%) EP-born and 66 (82%) term controls in their mid-twenties. At 18 years, there were no differences across the birth decades, and EP-born and term-born reported relatively similar HRQoL scores. In the mid-twenties, birth decade did also not significantly impact HRQoL scores, although the EP-born 82-85 cohort scored numerically poorer than the 91-92 cohort in three domains. Term controls scored similarly across birth decade in all domains. Regarding influence from neonatal factors, postnatal corticosteroids had a negative impact in some domains.

CONCLUSION: No significant differences in HRQoL were observed between EP-born adults from the 82-85 cohort versus the 91-92 cohort, although the EP-born 82-85 cohort tended to score poorer in their mid-twenties.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - (2024) vom: 14. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Benestad, Merete Røineland [VerfasserIn]
Drageset, Jorunn [VerfasserIn]
Vollsaeter, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Hufthammer, Karl Ove [VerfasserIn]
Halvorsen, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Vederhus, Bente Johanne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Extremely preterm
Journal Article
Long-term outcome
Preterm adults
Quality of life
SF-36
Self-rated health

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Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/apa.17146

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NLM368434567