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A holistic view of RSV: Evaluating the burden of a child’s hospitalisation on parents’ health-related quality of life

Posted on 20 June 2024
The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common infection in children below 2 years of age. It can have an unpredictable disease course and may require sudden hospitalisation, especially in infected newborns. While the effects on the child itself have been the subject of several scientific studies, the overall burden on the family has not yet been fully investigated. Among others, parents’ mental health is severely impacted by worrying about the sick child, adding…
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Are preterm born adults more optimistic or pessimistic? Exploring the long-term effects of preterm birth in adulthood

Posted on 06 March 2024
Optimistic people not only have a more positive outlook on life but also benefit from better health. They have better physical and mental health, recover faster from illness, and live longer. However, individuals born preterm tend to show poorer physical and mental health and a higher mortality rate. But does that mean that adults born preterm are, because of their particular circumstances, also less optimistic and more pessimistic in their attitude towards life?…
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Health-related quality of life in very and extremely preterm born children at the age of five years

Posted on 08 February 2023
A European study with more than 3600 participants measured how health-related quality of life in children at the age of five is affected by extreme and very preterm birth. The results show that quality of life is particularly lower in extremely preterm born children. Compared to children who are born at term, preterm born children often have a higher risk of mortality and developing serious complications. Children who are born before 28 weeks of gestation…
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