Cerebral palsy: evaluation of a model of risk

Res Nurs Health. 1993 Apr;16(2):113-22. doi: 10.1002/nur.4770160206.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess a model of risk for cerebral palsy (CP) in preschool children. The research was structured as a retrospective case-control study in which cases (n = 112) were children with CP while controls (n = 153) were either friend referrals or population-based. Data were collected via structured telephone interviews. While significant associations with CP were found on univariate analyses for a number of variables, only four variables--birth weight/gestational age, 5-min APGAR, medication for miscarriage, and urinary tract infection during pregnancy--were found predictive in multivariate analysis. These variables accounted for 36% of the log-likelihood explained by the model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cerebral Palsy / epidemiology*
  • Cerebral Palsy / etiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Models, Biological
  • Nursing Research
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires