STUDIO DEI PRECURSORI DELLE FUNZIONI ESECUTIVE IN BAMBINI NATI PRETERMINE A 3 E A 4 ANNI

This research is focused on the potential evolutive involvements of risk situation concerning the preterm birth. In particular, the goal is to study the Executive Functions precursors (FE) on preterm born children 3-4 years old. The participants are: an experimental group of 80 preterm children, born with low weight, divided into 4 sub-groups related to the seriousness of prematurity (very and moderately) and to their age: 20 children, aged 3, very preterm (M=29,19 weeks of GA, DS=1,58); 20 children, aged 3, moderately preterm (M=35,00 weeks of GA, DS=1,79); 20 children, aged 4, born very preterm (M=28,36 weeks of GA, DS=1,93); 20 children, aged 4, born moderately preterm (M=34,34 weeks of …

La neonatologia nel ciclo di vita del materno infantile. Un percorso futuro

Coping and parental role competence of mothers of preterm infant

The study was aimed at obtaining knowledge about mothers' experiences of preterm birth. The objective of the study is to explore coping strategies and self- perceived parental competence, in mothers of infant born moderately and severely preterm and admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). METHODS: The study involved a group of 16 mothers of moderately preterm children (weeks' gestational age: mean=34, SD=2 and birth weight: mean=2000 g, SD=200 g) and a group of 14 mothers of severely preterm children (weeks' gestational age: mean=29, SD=2 and birth weight: mean=1700 g, SD=350 g). The following instruments were used with mothers to investigate focus areas of research: Coping Ori…

Los precursores de la baja atención e hiperactividad en niños moderadamente y muy prematuros en edad preescolar

Abstract La escasa atención e hiperactividad son las morbilidades asociadas con el nacimiento muy prematuro y moderadamente. El objetivo del estudio es investigar la posible presencia de los primeros precursores de Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH) en niños muy prematuros y moderadamente en la edad preescolar. Los niños participantes fueron: 25 niños muy prematuros (M = 29,4 semanas de edad gestacional, SD = 2), con bajo peso al nacer, 35 niños moderadamente prematuros (M = 1.200 g, SD = 250 g.).: 34,6 semanas de edad gestacional, SD: 1) con bajo peso al nacer (M: 2100g, SD:.. 250 g), 60 niños sanos a término como grupo control. Los padres de los niños se administraron cuestionari…