Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early intervention utilization and need for referral after NICU discharge in VLBW infants.
J Perinatol
; 44(1): 40-45, 2024 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-37414845
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on early intervention (EI) services in VLBW infants. STUDYDESIGN:
208 VLBW infants seen in NICU follow-up (FU) pre-COVID-19 were compared to 132 infants seen during COVID-19 at 4, 8 and 20 months corrected age (CA) in terms of enrollment in Child and Family Connections (CFC; intake agency for EI), EI therapies, need for CFC referral and Bayley scores.RESULTS:
Infants seen during COVID-19 at 4, 8 and 20 months CA were 3.4 (OR, 95% CI 1.64, 6.98), 4.0 (1.77, 8.95) and 4.8 (2.10, 11.08) times more likely to need CFC referral at FU based on severity of developmental delay. Infants followed during COVID-19 had significantly lower mean Bayley cognitive and language scores at 20 months CA.CONCLUSIONS:
VLBW infants seen during COVID-19 had significantly higher odds of needing EI and significantly lower cognitive and language scores at 20 months CA.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Alta del Paciente
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Perinatol
Asunto de la revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos