Health Problems in Children Adopted from Romania: Association with Duration of Deprivation and Behavioural Problems
Parents reported health problems in 165 Romanian adoptees and 52 UK comparison adoptees at entry and age six. Malnutrition and infections were common on arrival from Romania; some hearing, eye, skin and hepatitis B problems persisted. Health risks were associated with later attention and activity difficulties, but not with cognitive or attachment outcomes in the reported analyses.
Limitations: Health information was parent-reported rather than direct adoptee evidence. A historical cohort exposed to extreme institutional deprivation is not representative of all adoptees. Associations are not causal, and participants overlap with other ERA papers. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Longitudinal study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: ADHD, institutional deprivation, Parent proxy evidence, physical health
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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