Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder in Hong Kong

Objective: There is no study on the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children with attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although QOL is increasingly gaining more attention and the interactions between children and their parents are bi-directional. The aim of the present study was therefore to survey the QOL of parents of children with ADHD in Hong Kong, and explore the relationships of sociodemographic and clinical variables with QOL. Method: Seventy-seven parents of children with ADHD were consecutively selected and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the parents and their children were assessed. Results: Compared with the general population in Hong Kong, significantly lower scores in physical, psychological, social and environmental QOL domains were found in the parents of children with ADHD. On multivariate analysis, for the children with ADHD, the severity of emotional and hyperactivity/inattention symptoms, and having a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder were significantly correlated with one or more domains of QOL; while for the parents, educational level, household monthly income and having major medical conditions were significantly correlated with one or more domains of QOL. Conclusions: Parents of children with ADHD have low QOL and research is needed to understand the underlying problems.

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Comparison of cognitive function, socioeconomic level, and the health-related quality of life between epileptic patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and without

Middle East Current Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s43045-020-00054-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gellan K. Ahmed ◽

Alaa M. Darwish ◽

Hossam Khalifa ◽

Mohamed A. Khashbah

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Socioeconomic Level ◽

Parent Rating ◽

Children With Adhd ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Eeg Changes

Abstract Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with epilepsy proves to be very common. Both epilepsy and ADHD impair quality of life. We aimed to evaluate cognitive function, socioeconomic level, and quality of life (QOL) among children with ADHD and epilepsy. A total of 100 children were divided into 5 groups (20 children/group) as (I) epilepsy, (II) ADHD with epilepsy, (III) ADHD with EEG changes, (IV) ADHD without EEG changes, and (V) control. Children aged between 6 and 11 years were recruited for this study. Early Childhood Epilepsy Severity Scale (E-Chess), Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-3rd edition (WISC-III), socioeconomic scale for assessment of social burden and socioeconomic classes, and PedsQL (quality of life measure) assessed. Results Children with ADHD and epilepsy had the lowest PedsQL total scores and lower scores than other groups especially in performance IQ score. The highest percentage of low socioeconomic class (25%) was observed in the group of ADHD with epilepsy and the group of epilepsy. Conclusion ADHD with epilepsy is associated with low performance IQ, poor socioeconomic level, and quality of life. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory scores show significant correlation with total IQ score in the group of ADHD with epilepsy.

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Assessment of the Effects of Pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Family Stress and Well-Being: Development of the IMPACT 1.0 Scale

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x19835645 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 2333794X1983564

Author(s):

Nerissa S. Bauer ◽

Susan Ofner ◽

Courtney Moore ◽

Dustin Lynch ◽

Sarah E. Wiehe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Children With Adhd ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

The Impact

Medications may lessen core symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet families continue to report stress and have a low quality of life. Primary care providers manage almost half of all children with ADHD but do not have a brief measure to assess ADHD impacts on family in the context of everyday family life. The IMPACT (Impact Measure of Parenting-Related ADHD Challenges and Treatment) 1.0 Scale was codeveloped with input from parent advisors and administered to 79 parents of children with ADHD. Exploratory factor analysis, correlations with validated instruments, and test-retest reliability were examined. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in 4 subscales (Misbehavior, Siblings, Time, School), which demonstrated moderate to high test-retest reliability. Scale domains were related to severity and change in ADHD symptoms. Significant correlations were found between IMPACT scores, adaptive functioning in the home, and ADHD-related quality of life. The IMPACT 1.0 Scale provides a novel, reliable, and valid method to assess family impact of ADHD.

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Quality of life and psychomotor profile of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2011000500011 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 630-635 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Juliana Barbosa Goulardins ◽

Juliana Cristina Fernandes Bilhar Marques ◽

Erasmo Barbante Casella

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Motor Development ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Temporal Organization ◽

Psychomotor Development ◽

Normal Medium ◽

Children With Adhd ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder

The knowledge of psychomotor development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may help in defining therapeutic approaches in order to minimize losses in their quality of life. The study objectives were to evaluate the quality of life and psychomotor profile of children with ADHD and check your correlation. Fourteen children, from seven to ten years, with ADHD combined type were evaluate using the scales PedsQL™ and Motor Development Scale. Results showed adverse effects of ADHD on quality of life and a deficit in motor skills. Nine participants (64.2%) were classified in motor development as "Normal Medium", followed by the classification "Normal Low" in four (28.5%) and "Low" in one subject (7.1%). We observed a positive correlation between quality of life and psychomotor development of children with ADHD, especially in areas: fine motor and spatial organization with social and psychosocial aspects, gross motor control with the emotional and temporal organization with the emotional, psychosocial and overall quality of life.

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Low quality of life scores in school children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder related to anxiety

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2012000300005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 180-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Elizabeth Zambrano-Sánchez ◽

José A. Martínez-Cortés ◽

Yolanda del Río-Carlos ◽

Minerva Dehesa-Moreno ◽

Adrián Poblano

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Control Group ◽

Children With Adhd ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Healthy Control ◽

Cardinal Symptoms ◽

Manifest Anxiety

OBJECTIVE: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an alteration that begins early in infancy and whose cardinal symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. There are few studies for specific tests to measure Quality of Life (QoL) in children with ADHD. METHODS: We evaluated QoL of 120 children from 7-12 years of age with ADHD and of a group of 98 healthy control children. To measure QoL, we utilized the Questionnaire of Quality of Life for Children in Pictures (AutoQuestionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Imagé, AUQUEI). We evaluated anxiety in children by the Children´s Manifest Anxiety Scale-Revisited (CMAS-R). We compared results among groups and employed the calculation of correlation between the AUQUEI questionnaire and the CMAS-R scale. RESULTS: The total average of the AUQUEI questionnaire in children with ADHD was 45.2, while in the control group it was 54.3 (p<0.05). We also observed significant differences between the control group and groups of children with ADHD in the CMAS-R scale. We found significant correlations between AUQUEI questionnaire and CMAS-R scale. CONCLUSION: The main result was to the disclosure that low QoL scores in ADHD children was anxiety-related.

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