Preterm low-birthweight infants
Health and family outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13854673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Gennaro (0000-0001-5720-4002, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 12-21 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00003727-199501000-00004 |
| OpenAlex | W2334656990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Having a preterm Iow-birthweight infant influences a family's finances, social isolation, distress, and mastery (the four dimensions of the Impact on Family Scale). This longitudinal study examined health (acute care visits, rehospitalizations, immunizations, well-child visits, and developmental outcomes) and family (Impact on Family Scale) outcomes of 224 preterm Iow-birthweight infants for the first six months following infant hospital discharge. The impact on the family of having a preterm Iow-birthweight infant decreased over time. Families whose infants were rehospitalized reported that having a preterm Iowbirthweight infant had a greater impact on their family than did families whose infants were not rehospitalized. Families whose infants had more well-child visits also reported that having a preterm Iow-birthweight infant had more impact on their families than did families who took their infants for fewer well-child visits. Infant health outcomes were reflective of other published norms; however, there was a high number of infants who were not adequately immunized
Longitudinal study · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |