Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review
We report on a systematic review of studies of executive function and attention in preterm children. Using meta-analysis, we confirm this is an area of weakness for preterm children, and show that the extent of difficulties is influenced by gestational age (GA), age at test, and skill under investig...
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2009
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| author | Mulder, H. Pitchford, N. Hagger, Martin Marlow, N. |
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| description | We report on a systematic review of studies of executive function and attention in preterm children. Using meta-analysis, we confirm this is an area of weakness for preterm children, and show that the extent of difficulties is influenced by gestational age (GA), age at test, and skill under investigation. Effect size for selective and sustained attention and inhibition is related to GA. For studies with mean GA 26 weeks, selective attention skills catch up with age, phonemic fluency skills are increasingly delayed, and ongoing deviance is shown for shifting skills (when assessed with specific measures). Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-341032017-09-13T15:08:24Z Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review Mulder, H. Pitchford, N. Hagger, Martin Marlow, N. We report on a systematic review of studies of executive function and attention in preterm children. Using meta-analysis, we confirm this is an area of weakness for preterm children, and show that the extent of difficulties is influenced by gestational age (GA), age at test, and skill under investigation. Effect size for selective and sustained attention and inhibition is related to GA. For studies with mean GA 26 weeks, selective attention skills catch up with age, phonemic fluency skills are increasingly delayed, and ongoing deviance is shown for shifting skills (when assessed with specific measures). Implications for research and practice are discussed. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34103 10.1080/87565640902964524 Psychology Press restricted |
| spellingShingle | Mulder, H. Pitchford, N. Hagger, Martin Marlow, N. Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title | Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title_full | Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title_short | Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review |
| title_sort | development of executive function and attention in preterm children: a systematic review |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34103 |