Language Development in Preschool Children Living with Chronic Health Conditions: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether the presence of childhood chronic conditions affect the early stages of language development.

Study design

The study is based on data of three-year-old (n = 8821) and five-year-old (n = 8564) children from the Growing Up in Ireland longitudinal cohort study. A series of multilinear regression models were used to analyze the contribution of child health on caregiver perception of language development and children's vocabulary development.

Results

A negative association between childhood chronic health and language development was identified at age 3 and age 5 when caregiver report measures were used, and at age 5 when standardized vocabulary scores were used. Teacher assessment mirrored these findings.

Conclusions

Childhood chron

SUBMITTER: Cameron-Faulkner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395145 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature