Attention problems and language development in preterm low-birth-weight children: cross-lagged relations from 18 to 36 months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has highlighted a series of persistent deficits in cognitive ability in preterm low-birth-weight children. Language and attention problems are among these deficits, although the nature of the relation between attention and language in early development is not well known. This study represents a preliminary attempt to shed light on the relations between attention problems and language development in preterm low-birth-weight children.

Methods

The aim of this study was to analyse reciprocal influences between language and attention problems from 18 to 36 months. We used maternal reports on attention problems and language ability referring to a sample of 1288 premature low-birth-weight infants, collected as part of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3163534 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature