• Atencion primaria · Feb 2020

    [Identification of behavioural and emotional problems in premature children in the primary care setting].

    • Leticia Alcántara-Canabal, Cristina Fernández-Baizán, Gonzalo Solís-Sánchez, Jorge L Arias, and Marta Méndez.
    • Centro de Salud de Paulino Prieto, Área Sanitaria IV, Oviedo (Asturias), España. Electronic address: leticia1546@hotmail.com.
    • Aten Primaria. 2020 Feb 1; 52 (2): 104-111.

    ObjectiveTo demonstrate the usefulness, for use by the primary care pediatrician, of the BASC questionnaire (Behavior Assessment System for Children) for the early detection of psychological and behavioral problems in premature infants.DesignCross-sectional and descriptive study.SettingPrimary care (Health Area IV of the Principado of Asturias) and Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Spain.ParticipantsParents of 87 premature children with birth weight less than 1500g and 43 full-term controls, both aged 5-7 years.Main MeasurementsThe BASC questionnaire (parent version) was applied.ResultsPreterm children presented a high rate of inactivity (Z = -4.125, P < 0.001), anxiety (Z = -2.801, P = 0.005) and internalization problems (Z = -2.148, P = 0.032), being more evident at 5 years of age. Preterm boys show higher levels of hyperactivity (Z = -2.082, P = 0.037) and behavioural problems (Z = -2.354, P = 0.019) than girls, who presented more attentional problems (Z = -2.345; P = 0.019).ConclusionsThe BASC questionnaire is useful for the detection and early diagnosis at the primary care level of the behavioral and emotional problems of premature children.Copyright © 2018. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.

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