Minor Neurological Dysfunction in Preterm Children and Its Association with School Readiness

Autor/inn/en	Yildiz, Ramazan; Yildiz, Ayse; Gucuyener, Kivilcim; Soysal Acar, Azime Sebnem; Elbasan, Bulent
Titel	Minor Neurological Dysfunction in Preterm Children and Its Association with School Readiness
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 67 (2020) 2, S.125-134 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yildiz, Ramazan) ORCID (Yildiz, Ayse) ORCID (Gucuyener, Kivilcim) ORCID (Soysal Acar, Azime Sebnem) ORCID (Elbasan, Bulent)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2019.1614154
Schlagwörter	Neurological Impairments; Premature Infants; Learning Problems; Psychomotor Skills; Preschool Children; School Readiness; Incidence; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Child Development; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Frühgeburt; Lernproblem; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Vorkommen; Prädiktor; Ausland; Kindesentwicklung; Türkei
Abstract	Minor neurological dysfunction (MND) has been associated with learning, cognitive, and motor problems in preterm children. This study aims to study the prevalence of MND in preterm children without cerebral palsy in the preschool period and to investigate its association with school readiness. Forty-four children born at less than 37 weeks of gestation and 35 term children at a mean age of 5 years 6 months were included in the study. MND was classified according to Touwen. School readiness was assessed with the Marmara Primary School Readiness Scale. The prevalence of MND in preterm preschoolers was higher compared to their term-peers. Linear regression analyses showed that MND was the strongest predictor of school readiness in the preterm group. Preterm children, in the absence of CP, are at risk of MND and this is associated with school readiness. Greater emphasis needs to be placed on the follow-up, and an intervention should be prepared for preterm children with MND when they are starting school. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01