PMID- 19015215
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090514
LR  - 20220317
IS  - 1468-2044 (Electronic)
IS  - 0003-9888 (Linking)
VI  - 94
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 Apr
TI  - Reading and communication skills after universal newborn screening for permanent 
      childhood hearing impairment.
PG  - 293-7
LID - 10.1136/adc.2008.151217 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Birth in periods with universal newborn screening (UNS) for permanent 
      childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) and early confirmation of PCHI have been 
      associated with superior subsequent language ability in children with PCHI. 
      However their effects on reading and communication skills have not been addressed 
      in a population-based study. METHODS: In a follow-up study of a large birth 
      cohort in southern England, we measured reading by direct assessment and 
      communication skills by parent report in 120 children with bilateral moderate, 
      severe or profound PCHI aged 5.4-11.7 years, of whom 61 had been born in periods 
      with UNS, and in a comparison group of 63 children with normal hearing. RESULTS: 
      Compared with birth during periods without UNS, birth during periods with UNS was 
      associated with better reading scores (inter-group difference 0.39 SDs, 95% CI 
      0.02 to 0.76, p = 0.042) and communication skills scores (difference 0.51 SDs, 
      95% CI 0.06 to 0.95, p = 0.026). Compared with later confirmation, confirmation 
      of PCHI by age 9 months was also associated with better reading (difference 0.51 
      SDs, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.87, p = 0.006) and communication skills (difference 0.56 
      SDs, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.00, p = 0.013). In the children with PCHI, reading, 
      communication and language ability were highly correlated (r = 0.62-0.84, 
      p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Birth during periods with UNS and early confirmation of 
      PCHI predict better reading and communication abilities at primary school age. 
      These benefits represent functional gains of sufficient magnitude to be important 
      in children with PCHI.
FAU - McCann, D C
AU  - McCann DC
AD  - Child Health, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
FAU - Worsfold, S
AU  - Worsfold S
FAU - Law, C M
AU  - Law CM
FAU - Mullee, M
AU  - Mullee M
FAU - Petrou, S
AU  - Petrou S
FAU - Stevenson, J
AU  - Stevenson J
FAU - Yuen, H M
AU  - Yuen HM
FAU - Kennedy, C R
AU  - Kennedy CR
LA  - eng
GR  - G0501681/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom
GR  - 061839/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20081117
PL  - England
TA  - Arch Dis Child
JT  - Archives of disease in childhood
JID - 0372434
SB  - IM
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Child
MH  - Child Language
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - *Communication
MH  - England
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Hearing Loss/congenital/*diagnosis
MH  - Hearing Tests
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Language
MH  - Male
MH  - Neonatal Screening/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Reading
EDAT- 2008/11/19 09:00
MHDA- 2009/05/15 09:00
CRDT- 2008/11/19 09:00
PHST- 2008/11/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/05/15 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/11/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - adc.2008.151217 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/adc.2008.151217 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Dis Child. 2009 Apr;94(4):293-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.2008.151217. Epub 2008 Nov 
      17.