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Adolescents born extremely preterm: behavioral outcomes and quality of life
Author(s) -
HALLIN ANNELI,
STJERNQVIST KARIN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00850.x
Subject(s) - psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , rating scale , clinical psychology , nicotine , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , psychotherapist
Hallin, A.‐L. & Stjernqvist, K. (2011). Adolescents born extremely preterm: behavioral outcomes and quality of life. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 52 , 251–256. Fifty‐two extremely premature born and 54 full‐term controls were assessed regarding behavioral outcomes, risk‐taking and self‐perceived quality of life. Behavioral outcomes were assessed with the Achenbach Youth Self Report; risk‐taking was estimated regarding alcohol and nicotine use; self‐perceived quality of life and future expectations were rated; and attention and hyperactivity problems were surveyed retrospectively with the Wender Utah Rating Scale. The prematurely born reported fewer problems than full‐term born on the externalizing scale (delinquent behavior and aggressive behaviour); and they reported less alcohol consumption. No difference was observed between the two groups concerning nicotine use, views about quality of life and expectations for the future or in the retrospective assessment of attention and hyper‐activity problems. Conclusively, the prematurely born adolescents described a quality of life and future expectations comparable to full‐term born controls. They also reported fewer behavioral problems and less risk‐taking behavior.