Does Otitis Media Affect Later Language Ability? A Prospective Birth Cohort Study
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| Title: | Does Otitis Media Affect Later Language Ability? A Prospective Birth Cohort Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Brennan-Jones, Christopher G. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Jul 2020 63(7):2441-2452. |
| Availability: | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Diseases, Young Children, Language Acquisition, Children, Correlation, Language Skills, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Verbal Ability, Predictor Variables, Hearing Impairments, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals |
| DOI: | 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00005 |
| ISSN: | 1092-4388 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine whether otitis media (OM) in early childhood has an impact on language development in later childhood. Methods: We analyzed data from 1,344 second-generation (Generation 2) participants in the Raine Study, a longitudinal pregnancy cohort established in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. OM was assessed clinically at 6 years of age. Language development was measured using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised (PPVT-R) at 6 and 10 years of age and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals--Third Edition at 10 years of age. Logistic regression analysis accounted for a wide range of social and environmental covariates. Results: There was no significant relationship between bilateral OM and language ability at 6 years of age ([beta] = -0.56 [-3.78, 2.66], p = 0.732). However, while scores were within the normal range for the outcome measures at both time points, there was a significant reduction in the rate of receptive vocabulary growth at 10 years of age (PPVT-R) for children with bilateral OM at 6 years of age ([beta] = -3.17 [-6.04, -0.31], p = 0.030), but not for the combined unilateral or bilateral OM group ([beta] = -1.83 [-4.04, 0.39], p = 0.106). Conclusions: Children with OM detected at 6 years of age in this cohort had average language development scores within the normal range at 6 and 10 years of age. However, there was a small but statistically significant reduction in the rate of receptive vocabulary growth at 10 years of age (on the PPVT-R measure only) in children who had bilateral OM at 6 years of age after adjusting for a range of sociodemographic factors. |
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| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1265576 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine whether otitis media (OM) in early childhood has an impact on language development in later childhood. Methods: We analyzed data from 1,344 second-generation (Generation 2) participants in the Raine Study, a longitudinal pregnancy cohort established in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. OM was assessed clinically at 6 years of age. Language development was measured using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised (PPVT-R) at 6 and 10 years of age and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals--Third Edition at 10 years of age. Logistic regression analysis accounted for a wide range of social and environmental covariates. Results: There was no significant relationship between bilateral OM and language ability at 6 years of age ([beta] = -0.56 [-3.78, 2.66], p = 0.732). However, while scores were within the normal range for the outcome measures at both time points, there was a significant reduction in the rate of receptive vocabulary growth at 10 years of age (PPVT-R) for children with bilateral OM at 6 years of age ([beta] = -3.17 [-6.04, -0.31], p = 0.030), but not for the combined unilateral or bilateral OM group ([beta] = -1.83 [-4.04, 0.39], p = 0.106). Conclusions: Children with OM detected at 6 years of age in this cohort had average language development scores within the normal range at 6 and 10 years of age. However, there was a small but statistically significant reduction in the rate of receptive vocabulary growth at 10 years of age (on the PPVT-R measure only) in children who had bilateral OM at 6 years of age after adjusting for a range of sociodemographic factors. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-4388 |
| DOI: | 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00005 |
