Acta Pædiatrica ISSN 0803–5253
REGULAR ARTICLE
Psychiatric morbidity in two low birth weight groups assessed by diagnostic interview in young adulthood Line K Lund (
[email protected])1,2, Torstein Vik3, Jon Skranes3,4, Ann-Mari Brubakk3,4, Marit S Indredavik1,2 1.Department of Neuroscience, Children’s and Women’s Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2.Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Norway 3.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children’s and Women’s Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 4.Department of Pediatrics, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Norway
Keywords Adult outcomes, Behavioural problems, Birth weight, Gestational age, Mental health Correspondence Line K Lund, RBUP, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7489 Trondheim, Norway. Tel: +47 73 55 15 58 | Fax: +47 73 55 15 39 | Email:
[email protected] Received 4 August 2010; revised 20 October 2010; accepted 29 November 2010. DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02111.x
ABSTRACT Aim: To study the prevalence and characteristics of psychiatric symptoms and disorders in young adults born with low birth weight. Methods: At 20 years of age 44 very low birth weight (VLBW: birth weight £1500 g), 55 term born small for gestational age (SGA: birth weight 80 indicate good psychosocial functioning. We supplemented the psychiatric interview with the ADHD Rating Scale IV, Adult Self Report and Home Version (parent report) (20,21). The ADHD Rating Scale comprises 18 items constituting two subscales; one for inattentive and one for hyperactive ⁄ impulsive problems. We obtained selfreports from 43 VLBW, 55 SGA and 74 controls and parent reports from 28 VLBW, 34 SGA and 46 controls. The parents’ socioeconomic status (SES) was calculated according to Hollingshead’s two factor index of social
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position (22) based on data collected at the 14-year assessment. Reports were supplemented with data at 20 years of age if available and were completed for 42 VLBW, 47 SGA and 68 control participants. Ethics The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Central Norway approved the study protocol (Project number: 4.2005.2605). Participation was based on written informed consent. Statistical analysis SPSS for Windows version 17.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data analysis. A two-sided p-value
