Beautrais A L, Fergusson D M, Shannon F T
Pediatrics. 1982 Dec;70(6):935-40.
The relationship between family life events and rates of childhood morbidity was studied prospectively in a birth cohort of New Zealand children during the period from ages 1 to 4 years. Family life events were associated with increased risk of medical consultation and hospital attendance for illness of the lower respiratory tract, gastroenteritis, accidents, burns, scalds, and accidental poisoning. In addition, children from families experiencing large numbers of life events had an increased risk of hospital admission for suspect or inadequate care. The correlation between life events and rates of child morbidity persisted when a series of measures of family social and economic background was taken into account statistically. Possible explanations of the role of family life events in the development of childhood morbidity are discussed.
在新西兰一个出生队列中，对1至4岁儿童进行了前瞻性研究，以探讨家庭生活事件与儿童发病率之间的关系。家庭生活事件与因下呼吸道疾病、肠胃炎、意外事故、烧伤、烫伤和意外中毒而就医和住院的风险增加有关。此外，经历大量生活事件的家庭中的儿童因疑似或照顾不周而住院的风险增加。在对一系列家庭社会和经济背景指标进行统计学考量后，生活事件与儿童发病率之间的相关性依然存在。本文还讨论了家庭生活事件在儿童发病过程中所起作用的可能解释。
