Associations Between Participation in After-School Activities, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Severity, and School Functioning

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonit Lax ◽  
Suzette N. Brown ◽  
Michael Silver ◽  
Nicole M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
School Functioning ◽  
After School ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
After School Activities

Methylphenidate delivery mechanisms for the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Heterogeneity in parent preferences

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Lloyd ◽  
Paul Hodgkins ◽  
Sarah Dewilde ◽  
Rahul Sasané ◽  
Shona Falconer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
After School ◽  
Onset Of Action ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Distinct Subgroup ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Speed Of Onset

Objectives: Extended-release therapies avoid the need for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to take medication at school. Recently a transdermal delivery system has been developed which can allow symptom control all day long but with greater dosing flexibility. This study explored the parents' preferences regarding oral and transdermal therapy.Methods: A nonsystematic and qualitative literature review and in-depth interviews with parents and physicians helped identify salient treatment attributes for a discrete choice experiment. Treatment attributes included mode of administration (tablet or transdermal), speed of onset (30–90 min); duration (lasts until 3–9 pm) and ability to tailor the drug to different needs (no flexibility, limited flexibility, easy to adjust to different days). A convenience sample of parents of children treated for ADHD (n = 200) were recruited using a recruitment agency. Data were analyzed using generalized estimating equations (GEE).Results: Parents' preferred once-a-day oral therapy (odds ratio [OR] = 1.76 [95 percent confidence interval {CI}, 1.43 – 2.18]); rapid speed of onset (OR = 1.22 [95 percent CI, 1.07 – 1.39]), and symptom control until 9 pm (OR = 3.79 [95 percent CI, 2.98 – 4.82]). Analyses identified that 30 percent of parents preferred transdermal treatment and this subgroup preferred treatments with a fast onset of action.Conclusions: This survey demonstrates that parents of ADHD children have different preferences for the ADHD treatments prescribed for their children. A distinct subgroup of parents prefer the transdermal therapy. These parents were less likely to be working and so monitoring compliance and doing after school activities may have been easier.

scholarly journals Differences in Hyperactivity and Inattention between Adolescents Participating and Non-Participating in A National Polish After-School Athletics Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 647
Author(s):  
Dominika Głąbska ◽  
Dominika Guzek ◽  
Blanka Mellová ◽  
Katarzyna Zadka ◽  
Katarzyna Żywczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Case Control ◽  
After School ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
General Frequency

Among the hyperactivity and inattention components, being predictors of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) phenotype, there are restlessness, fidgeting, distractibility, lack of reflectiveness and lack of attention components. So far, it was observed that they may be associated with an excessive body mass in children. The aim of the study was to analyze differences of the hyperactivity and inattention between adolescents participating and non-participating in a national Polish after-school athletics program (12–13 years) in a case-control sample. The #goathletics study was conducted among a group of 1014 adolescents—507 representatives for the nationwide physical activity program “Athletics for All” and 507 pair-matched non-participating ones. Assessment of the hyperactivity and inattention was based on a Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire—Hyperactivity-Inattention subscale (SDQ-HI). It was observed, that in spite of the fact, that the general frequency of hyperactivity and inattention did not differ between groups, the frequency of specific components differed. Especially in the case of girls, for adolescents participating in a national Polish after-school athletics program, the positive attention component was more often observed (39.7%) than for adolescents non-participating (30.0%). It may be concluded, that hyperactivity and inattention components may be less common in the case of active adolescents, than in the case of others.

Consultation-Based Academic Intervention for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: School Functioning Outcomes

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha K. Jitendra ◽  
George J. DuPaul ◽  
Robert J. Volpe ◽  
Katy E. Tresco ◽  
Rosemary E. Vile Junod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Academic Intervention ◽  
School Functioning ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder
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