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Growth and development of children with congenital heart disease

Chi-Wen Chen1, Chung-Yi Li, Jou-Kou Wang

  • 1Department of Nursing, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan. nurs1010@mails.fju.edu.tw

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|July 9, 2004
PubMed

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Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) show delayed growth and developmental issues compared to healthy peers. Early detection and long-term support programs are crucial for these children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Child Health

Background:

  • Congenital heart disease (CHD) frequently leads to growth delays in children.
  • Assessing both growth and development is critical for monitoring children's progress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate and compare the growth and development of preschool children with CHD against normal preschool children.
  • To identify specific developmental areas affected by CHD in early childhood.

Main Methods:

  • Compared height and weight of 42 preschoolers with CHD and 116 controls against standard growth curves.
  • Utilized the Denver Developmental Screening Test II to assess personal-social skills, fine motor skills, adaptability, language, and gross motor skills.
  • Noted potential cultural adaptations needed for the Denver II test in Taiwanese populations.

Main Results:

  • Preschoolers with CHD exhibited significantly lower height and weight percentiles compared to controls (P < 0.05).
  • Children with CHD showed more "suspicious" scores in language (P < 0.01) and gross motor (P < 0.001) domains.
  • Despite challenges, some personal-social and language skills were within normal ranges for children with CHD.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding growth and developmental differences aids early problem detection in children with CHD.
  • Long-term follow-up programs are recommended to support development and provide information for families.
  • Findings offer a reference for clinicians and community workers providing care to children with CHD.
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