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Version 1.3 – Updated November 2024

Physical syndromes

Overview

  • Influence: Physical syndromes
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Physical influences
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
  • Influence Definition: Physical syndromes includes traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, head injury, paraplegia, or fibrous dysplasia.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 16
  • Number of studies: 310
  • Number of students: 2,761,003
  • Number of effects: 458
  • Weighted mean effect size: -0.41
  • Robustness index: 4

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Report Schatz USA Academic achievement in children with sickle cell disease: a meta-analysis 2003 Sickle cell disease on achievement 6 0 6 -0.25
Journal of Learning Disabilities Kavale & Forness USA Hyperactivity and Diet Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of the Feingold Hypothesis 1983 Reduction of artificial food colors 23 3,087 125 0.12
Exceptional Children Vu, Babikian & Asarnow USA Academic and Language Outcomes in Children After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis 2011 Brain Injury on achievement 18 0 36 -0.41
Journal of Pediatric Psychology Roberts, Mathias, & Wheaton Australia Cognitive Functioning in Children and Adults With Nonsyndromal Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Meta-analysis 2012 Cleft lip/ palate 29 281,351 57 -0.41
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Lund USA Vocabulary knowledge of children with cochlear implants: A meta-analysis 2016 Cochlear ear implants 12 1,170 12 -0.61
medRxiv Wang, Sibaii, Lee, Gill, & Hatch USA Meta-analytic findings on lower reading skills in children with cochlear implants 2021 Cochlear ear implants 41 3,349 47 -1.14
Neuropsychology review Cermak, Scratch, Kakonge, & Beal Canada The effect of childhood traumatic brain injury on verbal fluency performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 Traumatic brain injury 12 0 12 -0.38
Archives of disease in childhood Saatci, Thomas, Botting, & Sutcliffe UK Cancer survivors: a meta-analysis 2020 Cancer survivors 26 52,830 12 0.17
Dissertation Lee USA Academic Achievement in Surgically-Treated Hydrocephalus: A Meta-Analysis 2021 Hydrocephalus 18 0 26 -0.72
PLoS neglected tropical diseases Ezeamama, Bustinduy, Nkwata, Martinez, Pabalan, Boivin, & King USA Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection—a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2018 Schistosoma infection 16 6,508 16 -0.58
Birth Defects Research Glinianaia, McLean, Moffat, Shenfine, Armaroli, & Rankin UK Glinianaia, S. V., McLean, A., Moffat, M., Shenfine, R., Armaroli, A., & Rankin, J. (2021). Academic achievement and needs of school-aged children born with selected congenital anomalies: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 Congenital anomalies 16 21,066 16 -0.49
Frontiers in Neurology Heitzer, Hamilton, Stafford, Gossett, Ouellette, Trpchevska, King, Kang, & Hankins USA Academic Performance of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in the United States: A Meta-Analysis. 2021 Sickle cell disease on achievement 44 508 44 -0.40
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology Gummersall, Skaczkowki, & Wilson Australia Childhood cancer, age at diagnosis and educational attainment: A meta-analysis. 2020 Cancer on high school completion 11 1,664,052 11 -0.17
International journal of pediatric dentistry Rebelo, Vieira, Pereira, Quadros, & Vettore Brazil Does oral health influence school performance and school attendance? A systematic review and meta-analysis 2018 Poor oral health 15 3,205 15 -0.20
Journal of the American Dental Association Ruff, Senthi, Susser, & Tsutsui USA Oral health, academic performance, and school absenteeism in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2019 Oral health 15 0 15 -0.20
Addictive Behaviors Duko, Bedaso, Dachew, Newham, Gebremedhin, Tessema, Einarsdottir, Alati, & Pereira Australia The effect of maternal prenatal tobacco smoking on offspring academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 Maternal prenatal smoking and achievement 8 723,877 8 0.22
TOTAL/AVERAGE 310 2,761,003 458 -0.34
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