QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM AT SCHOOL-AGE

AIMS The aims were 1) to describe the quality of life (QoL) of a cohort of children born very preterm (<28 weeks of gestation) aged 7 to 9 years; 2) to compare children's QoL to the QoL reported by a French general population of reference. 3) to determine whether socio-demographic factors, neonatal features and neurocognitive status were impacting their QoL. METHODS: Multi-centre study: 6 French level three perinatal care units (Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nîmes, Nice and Rouen). Inclusion criteria: all infants born before 28 weeks of gestation between January 2005 and December 2007, from 7 to 9 years old of age at the time of evaluation. Written agreement to participate: collected from parents. Data collection: reports of children's QoL by children and their parents (using standardized validated questionnaires); clinical information about the children, obtained through a medical examination; children neurocognitive profile. Duration of inclusion: over 24 months. Population: of the six structures, approximately 300 children will be evaluated consistent with the active files of the participating centres and an attrition rate of 30%. PERSPECTIVES This is one of the first studies to collect self-reported data on quality of life of school-age children (7-9 years) born before 28 weeks of gestation. A better understanding of demographic and clinical determinants of QOL of school-age very preterm children may help clinicians involved in the care of these children in their ethical and medical considerations.

Inclusion Criteria: Child been born between 01/01/2005 and the inclusive 31/12/2007, Extreme premature born Child before 28 weeks of amenorrhea, Child hospitalized after the birth in a level maternity 3 (been born " inborn " or " outborn ") Not dead Child, Child not presenting a cerebral palsy, Child capable of answering a questionnaire in French language, Child among whom the parents(relatives) or the legal representatives accepted the principle of the participation in this study, and having signed a consent, Child granting to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Child died between the birth and dates her(it) evaluation, Child presenting a cerebral palsy Child among whom the parents(relatives) or the legal representatives refused that their child participates in this study

Gire C, Resseguier N, Brevaut-Malaty V, Marret S, Cambonie G, Souksi-Medioni I, Muller JB, Garcia P, Berbis J, Tosello B, Auquier P; GPQoL study Group. Quality of life of extremely preterm school-age children without major handicap: a cross-sectional observational study. Arch Dis Child. 2019 Apr;104(4):333-339. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315046. Epub 2018 Jun 30.