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HK J Paediatr (New Series)
Vol 18. No. 3,
2013
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HK J Paediatr (New Series) 2013;18:159-166
Original Article
The Correlation of Health of Preschool Taiwanese Children with Developmental Delay
RL Hsieh, YM Hsueh, HY Huang, MI Lin, WC Lee Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan RL Hsieh (謝如蘭) MD Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan YM Hsueh (薛玉梅) PhD Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan HY Huang (黃筱元) MS WC Lee (李文宗) MD, PhD Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan MI Lin (林明益) MD Correspondence to: Dr RL Hsieh Received September 17, 2012
Abstract We evaluated the correlation of health in preschool Taiwanese children with developmental delays. A total of 70 primary caregivers of 48 male and 22 female preschool Taiwanese children who had been diagnosed with developmental delays were recruited. We administered the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 28 to the parents to evaluate parent-reported children's health. The relationship between the health status of children with developmental delays and demographic variables, such as age, gender, family structure, parental employment status, child care arrangements, and financial support were examined. Older children, delayed development of gross and fine motor functions, maternal unemployment, and financial support were associated with lower health status. Boys had better health in the areas of parental emotional impact and worse health in the area of family cohesion and impact than girls. The health status of preschool Taiwanese children with developmental delays is related to the children's age, gender, and motor development, maternal employment status, and financial support. Keyword : Correlation; Developmental delays; Health; Preschool children; Taiwanese Abstract in Chinese
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