| Title: |
Language outcomes at 4 years of linguistically diverse children born very preterm: an Australian retrospective single-centre study |
| Authors: |
Mendoza, Giannina Tinoco; Stack, Jacqueline; Abdel-Latif, Mohamed E.; Raman, Shanti; Garg, Pankaj |
| Source: |
BMJ Paediatrics Open |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections |
| Subject Terms: |
Neonatology |
| Description: |
BackgroundVery preterm children are at increased risk of language delays. Concerns have been raised about the utility of standardised English language tools to diagnose language delay in linguistically diverse children. Our study investigated the incidence of language delay at 4 years in linguistically diverse very preterm children. MethodsVery preterm children born in South Western Sydney, Australia, between 2012 and 2016, were assessed with the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-2 (CELF-P2) tool at 4 years of age. We sought to determine the incidence of language delay in this cohort using language scores from the CELF-P2 assessment tool, and explore potential predictors associated with language delay. ResultsOne hundred and sixty very preterm children attended the 4-year assessment out of the included 270 long-term survivors. At 4 years, 76 (52%) very preterm children had language delay diagnosed using the CELF-P2 assessment tool. Children who preferred a language other than English had lower average core language scores on the CELF-P2 assessment tool (75.1 & PLUSMN;14.4) compared with children that preferred English (86.5 & PLUSMN;17.9); p=0.002. Very preterm children growing up in households that preferenced a language other than English and those who were born from multiple births had higher odds of language delay at 4 years (AOR 10.30 (95% CI 2.82 to 38.28); p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
WOS:001033520200004; PubMed:37474201; https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=anu_research_portal_plus2&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:001033520200004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL; https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733754795; 85166268047 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001814 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733754795; https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=anu_research_portal_plus2&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:001033520200004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001814 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.44A7ECB7 |
| Database: |
BASE |