ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2023
Mental health in adults born preterm with very low birth weight at 14 and 26 years of age assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
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- Relevance of prematurity and foetal growth restriction for romantic relationships, health-risk behaviours, and socio-economic outcomes in adulthood.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Protective factors of mental health in a premature population: a 14-year exploratory study across developmental stages.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Does Infant Temperament Moderate the Relationship between Very Low Birth Weight and Behavioral Problems Over Six years?Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Sequelae of preterm birth over the lifespan: an exploratory analysis of behavioral problems in childhood and increased risk of major depression and anxiety in adulthood from a cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Psychological and Physical Health of a Preterm Birth Cohort at Age 35 Years.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Mental health in adults born preterm with very low birth weight at 14 and 26 years of age assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimVery low birth weight (VLBW: <1500 g) is associated with risk of adverse long-term outcomes, including mental health problems. We assessed whether self-reported mental health differed between young adults born preterm with VLBW and term-born controls. We also examined changes in mental health from 14 to 26 years.
methodsIn a prospective cohort study, 61 VLBW and 88 control participants completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at 26 years. Group differences were analysed by linear regression with adjustment for sex and parental socioeconomic status. Longitudinal changes from 14 to 26 years were analysed using linear mixed model.
resultsMean total difficulties score was 1.9 (95% CI: 0.5 to 3.5) higher in the VLBW than in the control group. Internalising and its subscale emotional problems as well as externalising and its subscale hyperactivity/inattention symptoms were higher in the VLBW group. From 14 to 26 years, changes in emotional symptoms, peer relationship problems, externalising problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and prosocial behaviour differed between the groups.
conclusionAt 26 years, VLBW participants had more self-reported mental health difficulties than controls. Emotional symptoms increased from 14 to 26 years in the VLBW group, whereas hyperactivity and inattention did not decrease with age as it did in the control group.
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