Expected and Actual Preterm-Birth and Parental Distress: Impact on Children's Mental Health

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Diagnostic procedures: Self- and parent-report on behavioral/emotional symptoms and assessment of cognitive functioning

Study summary

The purpose of the present study is the assessment of the mental health and cognitive development of children 6-11 years after premature or term birth. Impairments in children's' mental health are assessed focusing different disorders or problems (ADHD, Autism traits, Affective disorders, oppositional-aggressive behavior) and using both questionnaires and a clinical interview. Risk and protective factors will be analyzed, e.g., threat and/or actual premature birth compared to term birth, parents' mental health, positive coping, personality traits and social support in the peripartum period and afterwards, as well as medical parameters. The potential interaction of premature birth, medical complications, parental distress and children's mental health will be taken into consideration.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Children's mental health — Single assessment in Summer/Autumn 2024
  Child Behaviour Checklist 6-18R (CBCL 6-18R), eight problem scales: anxious/depressed (scores from 0 to 26), depressed (scores from 0 to 16), somatic complaints (scores from 0 to 22), social problems (scores from 0 to 22), thought problems (scores from 0 to 30), attention problems (scores from 0 to 20), rule-breaking behaviour (scores from 0 to 34), aggressive behaviour (scores from 0 to 36) with higher scores indicating more difficulties.

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