Psychosocial Factors and Physical Health during the First Year of Life Children in a New Stockholm Suburb. A Prospective Longitudinal Study. III

1987 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 829-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. AURELIUS ◽  
I. NYLANDER ◽  
R. ZETTERSTRÖM
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
First Year ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

DOZ047.81: Neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with AE: developmental trajectories in the first year of life

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Bevilacqua ◽  
B Ragni ◽  
L Valfrè ◽  
A Conforti ◽  
A Braguglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcome ◽  
First Year ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

Abstract Background Esophageal atresia (EA) prognosis have improved significantly over the past three decades. Research and clinical attention has shifted to neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life. Aim The aim of this study wasto examine neurodevelopmental outcomes and to identify clinical and sociodemographic risk factors in a cohort of infants with EA. Methods An observational prospective longitudinal study was conducted between 2009 and 2017. Neurodevelopment was assessed at 6 and 12 months by Bayley Scales of Infants and Toddler Development—3rd Edition. Clinical and sociodemographic variables included were gender, birthweight, gestational age, associated malformations, number of hospitalizations, surgeries and dilatations at 12 months, days of mechanical ventilation, parental age, education level, and socioeconomic status. Results Ninety-six infants were enrolled in the study at 6 months and 73 of them were evaluated also at 12 months. Analysis showed significant differences between motor development at 6 and 12 months (M6 = 95.39, SD = 15.71; M12 = 91.83, SD = 12.87; t = 0.245, P = 0.017); significant differences emerged also between cognitive development at 6 and 12 months (M6 = 91.80, SD = 11.70; M12 = 100.92, SD = 15.39; t = −5.10, p = .000). Infants with long-gap AE achieved the worst scores in cognitive (r = -.28, P < .01) and motor scales (r = -.36, P < .01) at 6 months and in motor scale at 12 months (r = −0.30, P < 0.05). More days of mechanical ventilation were related to a lower score in both the cognitive (6 months r = −0.26, P < 0.05; 12 months r = −0.26, P < 0.05) and motor scale (6 months: r = −0.38, P < 0.01; 12 months r = −0.42, P < 0.01). A major number of interventions in the first year of life were related to lower scores in the motor scale at 12 months (r = −0.43, P < 0.01). Conclusions Infants operated on for AE are at risk of neurodevelopmental impairment in the first year of life. Findings support the association between neurodevelopmental outcomes and clinical risk factors. Careful interdisciplinary follow-up is essential for early detection of neurodevelopmental delay.

scholarly journals Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Trajectories in Retirement Living in the Australian Capital Territory: Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1271-1271
Author(s):  
Nathan D'Cunha ◽  
Jane Kellett ◽  
Stephen Isbel ◽  
Elizabeth Low ◽  
Stephanie Mulhall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
Retirement Communities ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Australian Capital ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Time Point

Abstract Objectives There are a growing number of people aged over 55 years living in retirement communities in Australia. These communities typically consist of accommodation, services and community facilities which cater to older people and the desire to maintain independence. The Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Trajectories in Retirement Living (NutriHAT-RL) study aims to investigate the nutrition and lifestyle-based behaviours which contribute to healthy ageing and the maintenance of social and physical functioning among older people living in retirement communities. Methods This study will recruit a total of 2,770 people aged 55 years or over living in retirement communities in the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales regions of Australia for a four-year prospective longitudinal study commencing in March 2021. A range of measures, including nutritional intake, health and lifestyle behaviours, cognitive and psychological function, and physical health, will be completed on three occasions over a total of four years. Participants will complete a face-to-face comprehensive, validated food frequency questionnaire at each time point. Risk of malnutrition and nutritional behaviour (emotional appetite and intuitive eating) will also be evaluated. Multiple mental, social, and physical health domains will be assessed at each time point. This will include cognitive and mental health (depression, anxiety, and loneliness) screening, social and occupational functioning questionnaires, self-reported and observed physical function assessments, and sleep quality. Bitter taste endophenotype, salivary C-reactive protein, telomere length, and blood biomarkers associated with healthy ageing will also be evaluated. Results Ethics approval has been obtained through the University of Canberra Human Ethics Research Committee (UCHREC-2306). To reduce risk of COVID-19 transmissions, a risk mitigation plan has been developed. Conclusions The NutriHAT-RL study will be the first Australian longitudinal study with a focus on nutrition and healthy ageing in people living in retirement communities. Findings from this study will contribute to understanding of nutrition and healthy ageing in this growing population and will inform policy and practice related to nutrition and ageing in place. Funding Sources N/A.

scholarly journals Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: neurodevelopment of infants treated with laser surgery

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Campos ◽  
Amabile V. Arias ◽  
Thatiane M. Campos-Zanelli ◽  
Daniela S. Souza ◽  
Orlando G. dos Santos Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk Group ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Laser Coagulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Fetoscopic Laser Coagulation ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the neurodevelopmental functions of survivors of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation (FLC), during the first year of life, comparing them to a control group; and to verify the influence of specific variables on neurodevelopment. Method This was a prospective, longitudinal study. The sample comprised 33 monochorionic diamniotic twins who underwent FLC for treatment of TTTS and 22 full-term infants of single-fetus pregnancies. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Screening Test were used for evaluation. Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal information were obtained. Results There was an increased frequency of infants in the TTTS group with inadequate performance compared to the control group. The identified variables (fetal donor, low economic income and cardiorespiratory disease) negatively impacted expressive communication and fine motor skills. Conclusion Although through follow-up is recommended in all TTTS survivors, particular attention is required for the high-risk group as defined in this study.

scholarly journals The relationship between abnormalities detected in live lambs on farms and those detected at post mortem meat inspection

1997 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. GREEN ◽  
E. BERRIATUA ◽  
K. L. MORGAN
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Meat Inspection ◽  
First Year ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Routine Examination ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Clinical Abnormality

A prospective longitudinal study of diseases of lambs born in December and January and housed through to slaughter was carried out on three flocks (A, B and C) between 1989 and 1991. In the first year of the investigation (1989–90) three cohorts of approximately 80 lambs were examined in detail on a regular (weekly or fortnightly) basis. This involved over 2000 examinations and at least one clinical abnormality was observed in each lamb. In the second year (1990–1) the farmers were asked to present sick lambs for treatment on the farm. Farmers from flocks A and B participated in this part of the study; a total of 97/1295 lambs that were slaughtered received at least one treatment.The carcases and visceral organs of lambs from each flock were observed after slaughter. There was no association between the abnormalities observed during routine examination of the cohort lambs (year 1) and those observed at post mortem meat inspection. However, in year 2, in lambs from flock A, there was a significant association between lambs treated for arthritis or pneumonia on the farm and the presence of arthritic or pleuritic lesions, respectively, post mortem. In both years of the study lambs which were older when slaughtered were significantly more likely to have pleuritic, pneumonic or arthritic lesions at meat inspection.It was concluded that routine examination of groups of lambs is an inefficient and possibly ineffective method to identify lambs with lesions at slaughter. However, lambs which have been treated for disease, and the older lambs in a flock, had an increased prevalence of lesions post mortem and hence more detailed inspection of these animals would increase the efficiency of meat inspection.

Changes in the Uterine Scar during the First Year after a Caesarean Section: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy F. van der Voet ◽  
Inge P.M. Jordans ◽  
Hans A.M. Brölmann ◽  
Sebastiaan Veersema ◽  
Judith A.F. Huirne
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
First Year ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Uterine Scar ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal
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