Preterm children's developmental coordination disorder, cognition and quality of life: a prospective cohort study.

Karoliina UusitaloLeena HaatajaAnna NymanLiisi RipattiMira HuhtalaPäivi T RautavaLiisa LehtonenRiitta ParkkolaKatri LahtiMari KoivistoSirkku Setänen

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2020)

DCD was still common at 11 years of age in children born very preterm in 2000s. DCD associated with adverse cognitive development and lower self-experienced HRQoL. However, this group of children born very preterm reported better HRQoL in comparison with Finnish norms.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
young adults
preterm birth
preterm infants
multiple sclerosis