Executive and attentional functioning interventions in preterm children: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review, performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, seeks to summarize the interventions that have been developed in order to improve executive functioning and attention in children born prematurely.

Methods

The PICOS framework helped guide the structure and relevant terms selected for the study. Electronic systematic searches of the databases PubMed (NLM), Ovid Medline, Ovid All EBM Reviews, Ovid Embase, and Ovid PsycINFO were completed in March 2022. This review focuses on interventions that target attention and executive functioning in prematurely born children between birth and 12 years old, with outcome measures assessed between 3 and 12 years old, even if the age range in the study can exceed our own parameters. Data extraction include

SUBMITTER: Maalouf Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493142 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature