Excessive infant crying: definitions determine risk groups

S A Reijneveld; E Brugman; R A Hirasing

doi:10.1136/adc.87.1.43

Excessive infant crying: definitions determine risk groups

Arch Dis Child. 2002 Jul;87(1):43-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.87.1.43.

Authors

S A Reijneveld¹, E Brugman, R A Hirasing

Affiliation

¹ TNO (Netherlands Organisation of Applied Scientific Research) Prevention and Health, Leiden, Netherlands. SA.Reijneveld@pg.tno.nl

Abstract

We assessed risk groups for excessive infant crying using 10 published definitions, in 3179 children aged 1-6 months (response: 96.5%). Risk groups regarding parental employment, living area, lifestyle, and obstetric history varied by definition. This may explain the existence of conflicting evidence on the occurrence and cause of excessive crying.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crying*
Decision Making
Humans
Infant
Mothers / statistics & numerical data
Netherlands / epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors