Jana Kodrič, Child Psychiatry Unit, Division of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Bohoričeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Croat Med J. 2024 Apr 30;65(2):76-84. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2024.65.76.
To assess the knowledge about the long-term consequences of preterm birth and the need for training and information among various professionals working with preterm children and parents of preterm children.
In February and March 2018, physicians, psychologists, special education needs teachers, teachers, preschool teachers, and parents (N=488) filled in the Preterm Birth-Knowledge Scale and a survey regarding their perceptions and attitudes toward working with preterm children.
Physicians and psychologists were most knowledgeable among the groups about the long-term consequences of preterm birth. Teachers, preschool teachers, and parents had significantly lower knowledge (F=23.18, P<0.001). The majority of professionals indicated that they did not feel adequately equipped to support the learning and development of preterm children and that they had not received sufficient training in this area. More than half indicated that they had received no formal training. In general, the participants tended to underestimate the long-term problems of preterm children.
The findings underscore the importance of integrating the issue of the long-term outcomes of preterm birth and working with preterm children into formal education, and in other forms of educational activities.
评估从事早产儿工作的各类专业人员（包括儿科医生、儿童心理医生、特殊教育需求教师、教师、学前教育教师和早产儿父母）对早产儿长期后果的认知程度，以及他们对培训和信息的需求。
2018 年 2 月至 3 月，医生、心理学家、特殊教育需求教师、教师、学前教育教师和早产儿父母（共 488 人）填写了《早产出生知识量表》和一份关于他们对早产儿工作的看法和态度的调查问卷。
在各组中，医生和心理学家对早产儿长期后果的了解最为深入。教师、学前教育教师和家长的知识水平明显较低（F=23.18，P<0.001）。大多数专业人员表示，他们感到自己没有足够的能力来支持早产儿的学习和发展，并且在这方面没有接受过足够的培训。超过一半的人表示他们没有接受过正式培训。总的来说，参与者往往低估了早产儿的长期问题。
这些发现强调了将早产儿长期后果问题以及与早产儿合作纳入正规教育和其他形式的教育活动的重要性。
