ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2024
Third-grade school performance in children with special healthcare needs: a prospective cohort study.
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- Chronic Health Conditions and Substance Use Among Canadian Youth: A Nationally Representative Study: Problèmes de santé chroniques et usage de substances chez les jeunes Canadiens : étude représentative à l'échelle nationale.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveChildren with special healthcare needs (SHCN) due to a chronic health condition perform more poorly at school compared with their classmates. We aimed to estimate the effects of past, current, transient, emerging and persistent SHCN on school performance in primary school children.
methodsData from the German population-based prospective cohort study ikidS were used. The children withSHCN screener was administered before school entry (T1) and at the end of first (T2) and third grade (T3). Grades for German, maths and science (range: 1 (Very Good) to 6 (Failure)) were obtained at the end of third grade (age 8-9 years), and an average grade was calculated. Associations between the timing of SHCN and average grade were estimated by mixed linear regression models adjusted for potential confounding variables.
results751 children were included, and 21% had ever SHCN. Children with ever SHCN had poorer school performance than children with never SHCN (adjusted mean difference in average grade [95% CI]: 0.17 [0.06; 0.28]). SHCN in the third year were associated with a poorer average grade (0.29 [0.16; 0.41]) compared with healthy children. Only emerging (0.31 [0.15; 0.48]) and persistent (0.25 [0.07; 0.43]) SHCN were associated with average grade.
conclusionsThis study demonstrates the negative effect of current, emerging and persistent SHCN on academic performance in primary school children. Consequently, students should be regularly assessed for SHCN during school age. Timely interventions may help reduce the adverse effects of chronic health conditions on academic achievements in childhood.
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