Educational attainment of children with congenital heart disease in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational attainment in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) within the UK has not been reported, despite the possibility of school absences and disease-specific factors creating educational barriers.

Methods and results

Children were prospectively recruited to the Born in Bradford birth cohort between March 2007 and December 2010. Diagnoses of CHD were identified through linkage to the congenital anomaly register and independently verified by clinicians. Multivariable regression accounted for relevant confounders. Our primary outcome was the odds of 'below expected' attainment in maths, reading, and writing at ages 4-11 years.Educational records of 139 children with non-genetic CHD were compared with 11 188 age-matched children with no major congenital

SUBMITTER: Cave DGW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307196 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature