Melissa Gerstle, Dean W Beebe, Dennis Drotar, Amy Cassedy, Bradley S Marino
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence and severity of real-world impairments in executive functioning-responsible for children's regulatory skills (metacognition, behavioral regulation)-and its potential impact on school performance among pediatric survivors of complex congenital heart disease (CHD). STUDY DESIGN: Survivors of complex CHD aged 8-16 years (n = 143) and their parents/guardians from a regional CHD survivor registry participated (81% participation rate)...
June 2016: Journal of Pediatrics