Research Article

Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants

Volume: 15 Number: 6 November 26, 2021
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Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare receptive and expressive language skills in premature and full-term babies under the newborn hearing screening follow-up program.

Material and Methods: A total of 130 babies were evaluated, of which 68 were premature and 62 were healthy full-term babies. Hearing function was assessed in all infants with the Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) and Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) tests according to hospital’s screening protocol and found normal in all. Assessment of receptive and expressive language skills in both premature and full-term babies was based on the Preschool Language Scale-Fifth Edition (PLS-5) language test. PLS-5 items were applied face-to-face with the mothers of the babies, using the question-answer technique. The test time is on average 80 days for premature babies and 41 days for term babies.

Results: As a result of the study, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of auditory perception and expressive language age (p>0.05). Nevertheless, the results showed a high positive correlation between auditory perception and expressive language age in premature infants and a moderate positive correlation between the same in full-term babies. In both infant groups, auditory perception skills increase in parallel with the expressive language skills.

Conclusion: Premature birth is a risk factor for language development and negative effects begin to show as the premature baby grows (especially after 6-12 months). Therefore, it is important to monitor and assess premature babies during the critical age bracket of linguistic development, which is 0-2 years, for an early diagnosis and treatment of linguistic delays that may affect them later in life.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 26, 2021

Submission Date

August 13, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 11, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 15 Number: 6

APA
Şahlı, A. S., Sungur, G., & Tayman, C. (2021). Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 15(6), 501-506. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.780093
AMA
1.Şahlı AS, Sungur G, Tayman C. Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2021;15(6):501-506. doi:10.12956/tchd.780093
Chicago
Şahlı, Ayşe Sanem, Gençay Sungur, and Cüneyt Tayman. 2021. “Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-Term Infants”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 15 (6): 501-6. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.780093.
EndNote
Şahlı AS, Sungur G, Tayman C (November 1, 2021) Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 15 6 501–506.
IEEE
[1]A. S. Şahlı, G. Sungur, and C. Tayman, “Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 501–506, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.12956/tchd.780093.
ISNAD
Şahlı, Ayşe Sanem - Sungur, Gençay - Tayman, Cüneyt. “Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-Term Infants”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 15/6 (November 1, 2021): 501-506. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.780093.
JAMA
1.Şahlı AS, Sungur G, Tayman C. Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2021;15:501–506.
MLA
Şahlı, Ayşe Sanem, et al. “Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-Term Infants”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 6, Nov. 2021, pp. 501-6, doi:10.12956/tchd.780093.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Sanem Şahlı, Gençay Sungur, Cüneyt Tayman. Comparison of Early Language Skills of Premature and Full-term Infants. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2021 Nov. 1;15(6):501-6. doi:10.12956/tchd.780093


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