Executive and non-executive functions in low birthweight/preterm adolescents with differing temporal patterns of inattention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assesses whether low birthweight/preterm (LBW/PT) adolescents with persistent inattention (PIA) have neuropsychological deficits that distinguish them from adolescents with school age limited inattention (SAL) and those largely unaffected (UA).

Method

Three latent classes (PIA, SAL, UA), derived from an earlier analysis of a LBW/PT birth cohort were compared on non-executive and executive functioning measures assessed at age 16.

Results

The PIA class displayed the poorest performance on executive functioning, which was exaggerated in the context of lower IQ. The PIA and the SAL classes had poorer performance on non-executive functioning relative to the UA class. Both types of functioning mediated the relationship of class to school service use and

SUBMITTER: Spann MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182186 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature