Heribert Ludwig Stich1,2, Riccardo Caniato3, Alexander Krämer4, Bernhard Baune5. 1. Health Department, Erding, Germany. stich.heribert@lra-ed.de. 2. School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. stich.heribert@lra-ed.de. 3. Fulham Consulting, Townville, QLD, Australia. 4. School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. 5. School of Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify the time trends of multiple developmental delays and to determine the strength of selected factors influencing preschool child's development. METHODS: We reviewed the records of 13,876 preschoolers in a district of Lower Bavaria to determine prevalence and time trends of combined developmental delays from 1997 to 2010. The effect of age, sex and nationality on development was estimated by using regression models. RESULTS: The largest increase was in the area of psychosocial development (1997:3.8 % versus 2010:13.8 %), followed by twofold combined delays in motor (2.6 versus 14.4 % in 2009) and twofold delays (1.3 versus 6.2 %) in cognition. Youngest children (4.26-5.49 years) had the highest risk for twofold delays in motor (4.78; 95 % CI 3.30-6.92), whereas strongest protection was observed for girls (0.28; 95 % CI 0.22-0.36) for threefold delays in motor and for a German nationality (0.30; 95 % CI 0.20-0.43) for fourfold delays in cognition. CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, multiple disabilities in development were increasing in preschool children. These children can be considered as a risk group who therefore require measures in Public Health.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify the time trends of multiple developmental delays and to determine the strength of selected factors influencing preschool child's development. METHODS: We reviewed the records of 13,876 preschoolers in a district of Lower Bavaria to determine prevalence and time trends of combined developmental delays from 1997 to 2010. The effect of age, sex and nationality on development was estimated by using regression models. RESULTS: The largest increase was in the area of psychosocial development (1997:3.8 % versus 2010:13.8 %), followed by twofold combined delays in motor (2.6 versus 14.4 % in 2009) and twofold delays (1.3 versus 6.2 %) in cognition. Youngest children (4.26-5.49 years) had the highest risk for twofold delays in motor (4.78; 95 % CI 3.30-6.92), whereas strongest protection was observed for girls (0.28; 95 % CI 0.22-0.36) for threefold delays in motor and for a German nationality (0.30; 95 % CI 0.20-0.43) for fourfold delays in cognition. CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, multiple disabilities in development were increasing in preschool children. These children can be considered as a risk group who therefore require measures in Public Health.
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Keywords:
Combined delays; Determinants; Development; Preschool children; Prevalence; Time trends
Authors: Heribert L Stich; Bernhard Th Baune; Riccardo N Caniato; Rafael T Mikolajczyk; Alexander Krämer Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2012-12-05 Impact factor: 2.125
Authors: Heribert Ludwig Stich; Riccardo N Caniato; Alexander Krämer; Bernhard Baune Journal: Int J Public Health Date: 2016-08-26 Impact factor: 3.380