Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2022 Apr;53(2):212-222. doi: 10.1007/s10578-020-01079-1. Epub 2021 Jan 16.
We examined the mental health and quality of life (QoL) outcomes and their correlates of school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice (NNJ), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and a comparison group. The Child Behavior Checklist and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory were administered to assess the mental health and QoL of 375 children (134 with NNJ, 107 with HIE, and 134 comparison group) aged 6 to 12 years [Median age 9 (interquartile range 7 to 11)]. The results showed that survivors of NNJ and HIE have mental health problems and QoL similar to the comparison group. Maternal mental health was the predominant covariate of mental health and QoL in survivors of NNJ and HIE. This result could indicate that mothers with mental health problems are more likely to have children with mental health issues, but also that caring for children with these adversities may affect mental health well-being of the caregivers. There is a need for early mental health screening and psychosocial intervention for caregivers and their children to enhance both their mental health and QoL.
我们研究了新生儿黄疸（NNJ）、缺氧缺血性脑病（HIE）和对照组学龄期幸存者的心理健康和生活质量（QoL）结局及其相关因素。使用儿童行为检查表和儿科生活质量量表评估了 375 名 6 至 12 岁儿童（NNJ 组 134 名，HIE 组 107 名，对照组 134 名）的心理健康和 QoL。结果表明，NNJ 和 HIE 的幸存者存在心理健康问题，其 QoL 与对照组相似。母亲的心理健康是 NNJ 和 HIE 幸存者心理健康和 QoL 的主要协变量。这一结果可能表明，有心理健康问题的母亲更有可能有心理健康问题的孩子，但也可能表明照顾有这些逆境的孩子会影响照顾者的心理健康幸福感。需要对照顾者及其子女进行早期心理健康筛查和心理社会干预，以提高他们的心理健康和 QoL。
