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Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population?

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Davis, DW; Burns, B; Snyder, E; Robinson, J
Published in: J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs
May 2007

PROBLEM: Children born prematurely have been shown to have a range of problems that often result in delayed academic achievement. METHODS: The current study assessed both attention problem scores (Child Behavior Checklist) and actual performance on tasks tapping three attention networks in a sample of children (n = 94) born with very low birth weights (VLBW; < or = 1500 grams). FINDINGS: Attention problem scores were extremely low and did not predict children's actual attention performance. CONCLUSIONS: A body of research is developing that suggests VLBW children may have specific, yet subtle, attention problems that may differ from those of other children.

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J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs

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1073-6077

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

74 / 85

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychological Tests
  • Mass Screening
  • Male
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Early Diagnosis
 

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Davis, D. W., Burns, B., Snyder, E., & Robinson, J. (2007). Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population? J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs, 20(2), 74–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00089.x
Davis, Deborah Winders, Barbara Burns, Elizabeth Snyder, and Julia Robinson. “Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population?J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 20, no. 2 (May 2007): 74–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00089.x.
Davis DW, Burns B, Snyder E, Robinson J. Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population? J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2007 May;20(2):74–85.
Davis, Deborah Winders, et al. “Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population?J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs, vol. 20, no. 2, May 2007, pp. 74–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00089.x.
Davis DW, Burns B, Snyder E, Robinson J. Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population? J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2007 May;20(2):74–85.
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Published In

J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs

DOI

ISSN

1073-6077

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

74 / 85

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychological Tests
  • Mass Screening
  • Male
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Early Diagnosis