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Acta Pediatrica de Mexico, cilt.47, sa.2, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
OBJECTIVE: To identify emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems in the preschool years and compare them with full-term children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study looked at preterm children who were born before 34 weeks and were of pre-school age. The control group included full-term children of the same age. Both groups were given the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory (ADSI) tests, and the resulting differences were evaluated. RESULTS: The study included 30 preterm and 30 term children. The CBCL total problem score was high in 30% of the preterm children, and 26% had retardation on the ADSI. The preterm group had higher mean scores than the term group on the CBCL internalization, withdrawal, anxiety/depression, social problems, thought problems, and attention problems subscales. On the ADSI, the preterm group scored lower on the language-cognitive domain and the social skills/personal care domain. CONCLUSION: Behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems were more common in preterm infants than in term infants in the preschool years. These problems affected about a third of all preterm infants.