Du Mazaubrun C, Garel M, Ancel PY, Supernant K, Blondel B. Difficultés de suivi d'une cohorte d'enfants nés grands prématurés : EPIPAGE Paris–Petite-Couronne.
Arch Pediatr 2006;
13:1202-8. [PMID:
16839752 DOI:
10.1016/j.arcped.2006.05.016]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To describe the characteristics of the children of parents who did not respond to a follow-up questionnaire in a cohort of very preterm infants (EPIPAGE study) and to explore the reasons why they did not complete the questionnaires.
METHODS
The non-respondents (N = 176) were the parents who did not return the questionnaires at 1 and 2 years. Contacts were organised by telephone calls and at home visits.
RESULTS
The families of the non-respondents presented more socioeconomic difficulties and their children were born more preterm than those followed up without difficulties. The efforts made to contact the non-respondents revealed that their families were often confronted with major adverse socioeconomic difficulties, had severe illnesses and psychological troubles. Half of the children of the non-respondents were finally examined at the 5-year assessment. They showed lower performances at the cognitive development test and a poorer health status than the children of the respondents.
CONCLUSION
When the follow-up does not include the initial population in its totality, the socioeconomic difficulties are underestimated and probably also the rate of sequelae associated with very preterm delivery.
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