Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Our aim was to comprehensively review published evidence on the association between having a congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with not, on educational attainment (i.e. not obtaining a university degree, completing secondary education, or completing any vocational training...

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Autores principales: Lucia Cocomello, Arnaldo Dimagli, Giovanni Biglino, Rosie Cornish, Massimo Caputo, Deborah A. Lawlor
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c8c4fa1667d4d98bf160d971a3051512021-11-21T12:04:11ZEducational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis10.1186/s12872-021-02349-z1471-2261https://doaj.org/article/4c8c4fa1667d4d98bf160d971a3051512021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02349-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1471-2261Abstract Background Our aim was to comprehensively review published evidence on the association between having a congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with not, on educational attainment (i.e. not obtaining a university degree, completing secondary education, or completing any vocational training vs. obtaining/completing) in adults. Method Studies were eligible if they reported the rate, odds, or proportion of level of educational attainment in adults by whether or not they had a CHD. Result Out of 1537 articles screened, we identified 11 (N = 104,585 participants, 10,487 with CHD), 10 (N = 167,470 participants, 11,820 with CHD), and 8 (N = 150,813 participants, 9817 with CHD) studies reporting information on university education, secondary education, and vocational training, respectively in both CHD and non-CHD participants. Compared to their non-CHD peers, CHD patients were more likely not to obtain a university degree (OR = 1.38, 95% CI [1.16, 1.65]), complete secondary education (OR = 1.33, 95% CI [1.09, 1.61]) or vocational training (OR = 1.11, 95% CI [0.98, 1.26]). For all three outcomes there was evidence of between study heterogeneity, with geographical area contributing to this heterogeneity. Conclusion This systematic review identified all available published data on educational attainment in CHD patients. Despite broad inclusion criteria we identified relatively few studies that included a comparison group from the same population, and amongst those that did, few adjusted for key confounders. Pooled analyses suggest evidence of lower levels of educational attainment in patients with CHD when compared to non-CHD peers. The extent to which this may be explained by confounding factors, such as parental education, or mediated by treatments is not possible to discern from the current research literature.Lucia CocomelloArnaldo DimagliGiovanni BiglinoRosie CornishMassimo CaputoDeborah A. LawlorBMCarticleCongenital heart diseaseEducational attainmentSystematic reviewDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENBMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic Congenital heart disease
Educational attainment
Systematic review
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
spellingShingle Congenital heart disease
Educational attainment
Systematic review
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Lucia Cocomello
Arnaldo Dimagli
Giovanni Biglino
Rosie Cornish
Massimo Caputo
Deborah A. Lawlor
Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
description Abstract Background Our aim was to comprehensively review published evidence on the association between having a congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with not, on educational attainment (i.e. not obtaining a university degree, completing secondary education, or completing any vocational training vs. obtaining/completing) in adults. Method Studies were eligible if they reported the rate, odds, or proportion of level of educational attainment in adults by whether or not they had a CHD. Result Out of 1537 articles screened, we identified 11 (N = 104,585 participants, 10,487 with CHD), 10 (N = 167,470 participants, 11,820 with CHD), and 8 (N = 150,813 participants, 9817 with CHD) studies reporting information on university education, secondary education, and vocational training, respectively in both CHD and non-CHD participants. Compared to their non-CHD peers, CHD patients were more likely not to obtain a university degree (OR = 1.38, 95% CI [1.16, 1.65]), complete secondary education (OR = 1.33, 95% CI [1.09, 1.61]) or vocational training (OR = 1.11, 95% CI [0.98, 1.26]). For all three outcomes there was evidence of between study heterogeneity, with geographical area contributing to this heterogeneity. Conclusion This systematic review identified all available published data on educational attainment in CHD patients. Despite broad inclusion criteria we identified relatively few studies that included a comparison group from the same population, and amongst those that did, few adjusted for key confounders. Pooled analyses suggest evidence of lower levels of educational attainment in patients with CHD when compared to non-CHD peers. The extent to which this may be explained by confounding factors, such as parental education, or mediated by treatments is not possible to discern from the current research literature.
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author Lucia Cocomello
Arnaldo Dimagli
Giovanni Biglino
Rosie Cornish
Massimo Caputo
Deborah A. Lawlor
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Giovanni Biglino
Rosie Cornish
Massimo Caputo
Deborah A. Lawlor
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title Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort educational attainment in patients with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
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