Key result
Paediatric patients with supraventricular tachycardia showed significantly elevated scores for internalizing and behavioral problems compared to average norms (effect sizes d=0.2-0.8).
Why the study?
To assess executive and socio-emotional/behavioural functioning in paediatric supraventricular tachycardia patients.
Do paediatric patients with SVT have a greater risk of developing psychological difficulties compared to healthy peers?
Cross-Sectional (n=30)
Do paediatric patients with SVT have a greater risk of developing psychological difficulties compared to healthy peers?
Effect estimate: d 0.2-0.8
Paediatric patients with SVT who have not undergone ablation may be at increased risk for internalizing and behavioral problems compared to healthy peers.
May warrant behavioral screening in paediatric SVT; leaves open causal impact and need for prospective trials.
AIM: Assess executive and socio-emotional/behavioural functioning in paediatric supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) patients. METHODS: SVT patients aged 7-17 who had not undergone catheter ablation were included. Parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL/6-18) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF). Participants age 11-17 years completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR/11-18) and the BRIEF Self-Report (BRIEF-SR). One-sample z test was used to compare questionnaire results to the average t-score range (M = 50, SD = 10). RESULTS: Thirty (18 female) children/adolescents participated (M = 12.6 years old, SD = 3.2 years) with a mean SVT onset age of 7 years (SD = 4.3 years). BRIEF and BRIEF-SR results suggested no difference in executive functioning from average. Mean t-scores of CBCL/6-18 and YSR/11-18 subscales Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawn/Depressed, Somatic Complaints, Thought Problems, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Affective Problems, DSM Anxiety Problems and DSM Somatic Problems were significantly elevated compared to average. YSR/11-18 subscales Social Problems, Attention Problems, Internalizing Problems, DSM ADHD Problems and DSM Oppositional Defiant Problems had elevated mean t-scores compared to average. Effect sizes were small to medium (0.2 ≤ d ≤ 0.8). CONCLUSION: Paediatric patients with SVT potentially have a greater risk of developing behaviour, especially internalizing, problems compared to similarly aged children/adolescents without SVT.
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Tester et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Paediatric supraventricular tachycardia (n=30). Supraventricular tachycardia vs. Average normative scores (healthy peers) was evaluated on Executive and socio-emotional/behavioural functioning (d 0.2-0.8). Paediatric patients with supraventricular tachycardia showed significantly elevated scores for internalizing and behavioral problems compared to average norms (effect sizes d=0.2-0.8).
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