極早産で生まれた成人における自己申告の精神的健康状態:集団ベースの横断研究
Åse Margrethe Reed1, Bente Johanne Vederhus2, Geir Egil Eide1
1The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Early human development
|December 12, 2025
まとめ
極早産で生まれた成人は、正期産で生まれた人と比較して、不安、うつ病、行動上の問題を含む精神的健康状態が悪いと報告している。この研究は、極早産者の長期的な精神的健康格差を浮き彫りにしている。
科学分野:
- 周産期医学
- 発達心理学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 極早産(在胎週数≤28週または出生体重≤1000g)は、不良転帰の重大な危険因子である。
- 極早産者の長期的な精神的健康の後遺症については、さらなる調査が必要である。
研究 の 目的:
- 極早産で生まれた人と正期産で生まれた人の成人期の自己申告による精神的健康転帰を比較すること。
- 34歳時点での精神的健康状態の違いを特定すること。
主な方法:
- 32人の極早産者と46人の正期産成人を含む集団ベースの横断研究。
- 成人自己申告質問票を使用して34歳で精神的健康を評価。
- グループ間の精神的健康スコアと社会経済的要因の比較分析。
主要な成果:
- 極早産者は、不安/抑うつ症状、内向的行動、身体症状、攻撃的行動、内面化の問題、および全体の問題について、有意に高いスコアを報告した。
- 極早産群は、教育達成度と雇用率が低かった。
- 極早産群では、障害または失業率が高かった。
結論:
- 極早産または極低出生体重で生まれたことは、成人期の自己申告による精神的健康状態の悪さと関連している。
- 発見は、極早産者に対する標的介入と支援の必要性を示唆している。
- 予防戦略に情報を提供するために、根本原因のさらなる研究が推奨される。
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