Nonpharmaceutical Interventions and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in School-Age Preterm Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review nonpharmaceutical interventions aiming to enhance neurodevelopment in preterm children and adolescents (aged 4-18 years).

Method

A systematic review of the literature was conducted for all studies published up to May 1, 2022, across Medline, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases. Studies were evaluated for inclusion by 2 independent reviewers using predetermined inclusion criteria. The Risk of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions and the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2) tools were used to assess bias in the selected studies.

Results

Of the 1778 articles identified, 23 were included. Quality assessment revealed moderate bias in 52.2%, low bias in 21.7%, and serious bias in 26.1%. The selected studie

SUBMITTER: Ha-Vinh Leuchter R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature