Laura Addison Sykora, Angela Collins Yoder, William O Richards
Evaluation of High-Interval Education to Improve Outcomes for Bariatric Patients With Health Disparities
Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
aims study identify aspects school readiness best distinguish preterm vpt preschoolers fullterm ft controls determine extent readiness problems vpt group reflected global cognitive weaknesses specific deficits identify distinct profiles readiness problems fiftythree vpt gestational age 30 weeks 4yearolds compared 38 ft gestational age 37 weeks controls measures global cognitive ability executive function motor skills early literacy numeracy psychosocial functioning latent class analysis lca also conducted identify individual readiness profiles vpt group pronounced difficulties tests spatial nonverbal cognitive abilities executive function motor skills phonological processing numeracy vpt group also sexrelated difficulties processing speed social functioning emotion regulation differences evident analyses continuous scores rates deficits vpt groups difficulties motor skills vpt females difficulties social functioning emotion regulation evident even controlling global cognitive ability lca suggested four profiles readiness majority vpt group assigned profiles characterized relative weaknesses either cognitive abilities psychosocial functioning global readiness problems findings support need evaluate multiple aspects school readiness vpt preschoolers inform efforts design targeted early educational interventions