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(2014) Long term follow up of high risk children : who, why and how? BMC Pediatrics, Volume 14 (Number 1). Article number 279. doi:10.1186/1471-2431-14-279 ISSN 1471-2431.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-279
Abstract
Background:
Most babies are born healthy and grow and develop normally through childhood. There are, however, clearly identifiable high-risk groups of survivors, such as those born preterm or with ill-health, who are destined to have higher than expected rates of health or developmental problems, and for whom more structured and specialised follow-up programs are warranted.
Discussion:
This paper presents the results of a two-day workshop held in Melbourne, Australia, to discuss neonatal populations in need of more structured follow-up and why, in addition to how, such a follow-up programme might be structured. Issues discussed included the ages of follow-up, and the personnel and assessment tools that might be required. Challenges for translating results into both clinical practice and research were identified. Further issues covered included information sharing, best practice for families and research gaps.
Summary:
A substantial minority of high-risk children has long-term medical, developmental and psychological adverse outcomes and will consume extensive health and education services as they grow older. Early intervention to prevent adverse outcomes and the effective integration of services once problems are identified may reduce the prevalence and severity of certain outcomes, and will contribute to an efficient and effective use of health resources. The shared long-term goal for families and professionals is to work toward ensuring that high risk children maximise their potential and become productive and valued members of society.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Child health services -- Effect of managed care on, Child development, Cognition, Premature infants, Birth weight, Low | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | BMC Pediatrics | ||||||||
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1471-2431 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 17 November 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 14 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 1 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 15 | ||||||||
Article Number: | Article number 279 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2431-14-279 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 December 2015 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 December 2015 | ||||||||
Funder: | National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) (NHMRC) | ||||||||
Grant number: | #546519 | ||||||||
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