Mental Health Care of Children Born Preterm
Published
Updated 25-4-2022
- Information update
| Region | Prague |
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| Title of the Programme | Health |
| Title of the Project | Mental Health Care of Children Born Preterm |
| Number of the Project | ZD-ZDOVA1-016 |
| Project Promoter | General University Hospital in Prague |
| Project Partner from Donor State | N/A |
| Czech Partner | N/A |
| Status | Estimated project duration: 03/2021 – 01/2024 |
| More Information | Target group: General public, children and youth (0-17), people with mental problems Web pages: https://www.vfn.cz/en/odbornici/veda-a-vyzkum/evropske-granty-vfn/pece-o-dusevni-zdravi-predcasne-narozenych-deti/#m |
| Total Eligible Costs | 274 639 EUR |
| Grant | 274 639 EUR (100 %) |
Project description:
The project aims to investigate the incidence and dynamics of mental disorders and symptoms and neuropsychological abnormalities in the at-risk population of children born preterm with perinatal burden, focusing on very low (below 1500g) and extremely low birth weight (below 1000g).
The project builds on the previous work of the authors dealing with the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in this at-risk population and on the research of mental disorders in a group of eight-year-old children from prematurity.
The creation of a comprehensive screening and diagnostic programme and the establishment of a pilot multidisciplinary team will significantly improve the quality of care for the at-risk population of premature babies aged 8-15, which has so far focused mainly on the first years of their life.
The results will be presented in the form of lectures to the professional public involved in the care of these children (i.e.general practitioners for children and adolescents, psychologists, physiotherapists, psychiatrists). Guidelines for the care of the mental health of children born prematurely concerning the results obtained will be developed. It will provide practical recommendations to first-line professionals for the care of this at-risk population at a time when specialised centres and counselling centres no longer provide it.