%0 Journal Article
%T Association Between Preterm Birth and Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life During the Preschool Years: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study.
%A Fernández-Pires P
%A Valdés-Bécares A
%A Prieto-Botella D
%A Sánchez-Pérez A
%A Fernández-Feito A
%A Lana A
%J J Pediatr Health Care
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Jun 13
%M 38878038
%F 1.838
%R 10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.05.004
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>This hospital-based retrospective matched cohort study explored the association between preterm birth (PB) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in preschool children.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>PB children were matched by sex and day of birth (1:2) with full-term birth (FTB) children (PB = 89, FTP = 178). The children's parent-reported HRQoL was assessed using the TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life Questionnaire. The association between PB and HRQoL was examined using conditional logistic regressions.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>PB children were mostly moderate-to-mild preterm (64%) and exhibited a lower probability of presenting an HRQoL below the median in the sleeping (OR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.23-0.91) and behavior (OR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.23-0.85) subscales. Conversely, this probability in communication HRQoL was higher in the PB group (OR = 1.91; 95% CI = 1.01-3.64).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>PB was associated to better sleeping and behavior HRQoL, but poorer communication HRQoL. These findings could imply a potential normalization of developmental outcomes in moderate-to-mild PB.