Publications by authors named "Jonas B Kronborg"
Background: Children with complex CHD are at risk for psychopathology such as severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms after congenital heart surgery.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate if children with Ventricular Septal Defect, Transposition of Great Arteries, or Tetralogy of Fallot have an increased occurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms compared with the background population and to investigate differences between the three CHDs in terms of occurrence and appearance of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms.
Method: A national register-based survey was conducted, including children aged 10-16 years with surgically corrected CHDs without genetic abnormalities and syndromes.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how early childhood surgeries for congenital heart defects (CHD) impact the quality of life in children ages 10-16.
- A survey was conducted with 161 children who had surgeries for conditions like Ventricular Septal Defect, Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Tetralogy of Fallot, using the Paediatric Quality of Life 4.0 questionnaire to gather data on various quality of life aspects.
- Results indicated that overall and school-related quality of life scores for children with CHD were significantly lower compared to healthy peers, with the Tetralogy of Fallot group showing particularly low physical health scores.