TY - JOUR
T1 - Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral and/or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence Among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities
AU - ElHassan, Nahed O.
AU - Hall, Richard W.
AU - Thomas, Billy R.
AU - Palmer, Timothy W.
AU - Kaiser, Jeffrey R.
AU - Li, Chenghui
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Objective: To compare parental reports of recent diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and/or behavioral/conduct disorder among former preterm (PT) and term adolescents by race/ethnicity and evaluate receipt of mental healthcare within the past year among those adolescents with any of these conditions. Study Design: A total of 20,871 Non-Hispanic white (NHW), Non-Hispanic black (NHB), and Hispanic adolescents were evaluated using data from the 2017/2018 National Survey of Children’s Health. PT birth and race/ethnicity disparity in the diagnosis of these emotional/behavioral problems and receipt of mental healthcare among adolescents with any of these diagnoses were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: The unadjusted prevalence (95% CI) of these diagnoses was significantly higher among former PT (0.19 [0.17–0.22]) compared to term (0.15 [0.14–0.16]) adolescents. Despite having higher rates of adverse socioeconomic measures, former PT and term NHBs and Hispanics had lower unadjusted prevalence of these diagnoses in comparison to NHWs. After adjusting for differences in demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic characteristics, NHBs (0.47 [0.36–0.64]) and Hispanics (0.40 [0.30–0.54]) remain at lower odds of the composite measure of the emotional and/or behavioral problems compared to NHWs, while PT birth did not have a significant impact on this outcome measure. Only 53% of adolescents with these diagnoses received recent mental healthcare. No significant differences in the adjusted odds of receipt of mental healthcare were noted across the groups based on PT birth or race/ethnicity. Conclusions: In contrast to PT birth, race/ethnicity had a significant impact on the adjusted odds of emotional/behavioral disorders during adolescence. Among adolescents with these diagnoses, PT birth and race/ethnicity did not significantly influence the adjusted odds of receipt of mental healthcare.
AB - Objective: To compare parental reports of recent diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and/or behavioral/conduct disorder among former preterm (PT) and term adolescents by race/ethnicity and evaluate receipt of mental healthcare within the past year among those adolescents with any of these conditions. Study Design: A total of 20,871 Non-Hispanic white (NHW), Non-Hispanic black (NHB), and Hispanic adolescents were evaluated using data from the 2017/2018 National Survey of Children’s Health. PT birth and race/ethnicity disparity in the diagnosis of these emotional/behavioral problems and receipt of mental healthcare among adolescents with any of these diagnoses were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: The unadjusted prevalence (95% CI) of these diagnoses was significantly higher among former PT (0.19 [0.17–0.22]) compared to term (0.15 [0.14–0.16]) adolescents. Despite having higher rates of adverse socioeconomic measures, former PT and term NHBs and Hispanics had lower unadjusted prevalence of these diagnoses in comparison to NHWs. After adjusting for differences in demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic characteristics, NHBs (0.47 [0.36–0.64]) and Hispanics (0.40 [0.30–0.54]) remain at lower odds of the composite measure of the emotional and/or behavioral problems compared to NHWs, while PT birth did not have a significant impact on this outcome measure. Only 53% of adolescents with these diagnoses received recent mental healthcare. No significant differences in the adjusted odds of receipt of mental healthcare were noted across the groups based on PT birth or race/ethnicity. Conclusions: In contrast to PT birth, race/ethnicity had a significant impact on the adjusted odds of emotional/behavioral disorders during adolescence. Among adolescents with these diagnoses, PT birth and race/ethnicity did not significantly influence the adjusted odds of receipt of mental healthcare.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-022-01323-5
DO - 10.1007/s40615-022-01323-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 35578153
AN - SCOPUS:85130185928
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 10
SP - 1379
EP - 1391
JO - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
JF - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
IS - 3
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