A Literature Review: Attention Profile in Preterm Children--It's Time to Act
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| Title: | A Literature Review: Attention Profile in Preterm Children--It's Time to Act |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dominique A. Jaeger (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Attention Disorders. 2025 29(14):1319-1344. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Premature Infants, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Preadolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Screening Tests, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10870547251361222 |
| ISSN: | 1087-0547 1557-1246 |
| Abstract: | Objective: Children born preterm are at an elevated risk of developmental challenges, often exhibiting a distinct "preterm behavioral phenotype" characterized by particular attention difficulties. This review focuses on examining the phenotypical attention profile in preterm children aged 5 to 11 years, considering both clinical and neuropsychological aspects. Method: Following the PRISMA reporting guidelines, 22 peer-reviewed studies were analyzed. Result: According to behavioral-clinical aspects, preterm children appear to be at heightened risk for inattentive attention problems, including a predisposition to the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD. Regarding neuropsychological attention, deficits were identified in top-down controlled intensity processes as well as in certain components of selectivity and executive functioning. Conclusion: This review yields evidence that preterm children exhibit distinct and specific attention deficits during preschool and school age, characterized by a phenotypical clinical and neuropsychological attentional profile. Early identification of these issues is crucial, as it enables timely interventions to support school participation and mitigate the risk of learning difficulties, academic failure, and other secondary complications associated with attention deficits. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1488403 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Objective: Children born preterm are at an elevated risk of developmental challenges, often exhibiting a distinct "preterm behavioral phenotype" characterized by particular attention difficulties. This review focuses on examining the phenotypical attention profile in preterm children aged 5 to 11 years, considering both clinical and neuropsychological aspects. Method: Following the PRISMA reporting guidelines, 22 peer-reviewed studies were analyzed. Result: According to behavioral-clinical aspects, preterm children appear to be at heightened risk for inattentive attention problems, including a predisposition to the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD. Regarding neuropsychological attention, deficits were identified in top-down controlled intensity processes as well as in certain components of selectivity and executive functioning. Conclusion: This review yields evidence that preterm children exhibit distinct and specific attention deficits during preschool and school age, characterized by a phenotypical clinical and neuropsychological attentional profile. Early identification of these issues is crucial, as it enables timely interventions to support school participation and mitigate the risk of learning difficulties, academic failure, and other secondary complications associated with attention deficits. |
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| ISSN: | 1087-0547 1557-1246 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10870547251361222 |
