Chronic health conditions and school performance in first graders: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Children with chronic health conditions may perform poorer at school. Associations may be confounded by numerous social factors. We aimed to estimate the effects of a chronic health condition on overall school performance in first graders with an emphasis on rigorous adjustment for potential confounders.

Methods

A population-based cohort study was performed in the area of Mainz-Bingen (Germany). In 2015 all preschoolers were approached and the presence of a chronic health condition was assessed by parental questionnaires and preschool health examination data. The identification of a chronic health condition was based on special health care needs and presence of a doctor's diagnosis out of 24 school-relevant diseases. At the end of the first school year, overall sch

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870990 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature