Antecedents of Screening Positive for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Ten-Year-Old Children Born Extremely Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is higher among children born very preterm than among children who are mature at birth.

Methods

We studied 583 ten-year-old children who were born before 28 weeks of gestation whose IQ was above 84 and had a parent-completed Child Symptom Inventory-4, which allowed classification of the child as having or not having symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For 422 children, we also had a teacher report, and for 583 children, we also had a parent report of whether or not a physician made an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis.

Results

The risk profile of screening positive for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on a parent's report differed from the risk profile

SUBMITTER: Leviton A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5903941 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature