title: Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Children born prematurely have been shown to have a range of problems that often result in delayed academic achievement.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study assessed both attention problem scores (Child Behavior Checklist) and actual performance on tasks tapping three attention networks in a sample of children (n = 94) born with very low birth weights (VLBW; < or = 1500 grams).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attention problem scores were extremely low and did not predict children's actual attention performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A body of research is developing that suggests VLBW children may have specific, yet subtle, attention problems that may differ from those of other children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah Winders
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014481:United States