TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical Health, Media Use, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia
AU - Sciberras, Emma
AU - Patel, Pooja
AU - Stokes, Mark A
AU - Coghill, David
AU - Middeldorp, Christel M
AU - Bellgrove, Mark A
AU - Becker, Stephen P
AU - Efron, Daryl
AU - Stringaris, Argyris
AU - Faraone, Stephen V
AU - Bellows, Susannah T
AU - Quach, Jon
AU - Banaschewski, Tobias
AU - McGillivray, Jane
AU - Hutchinson, Delyse
AU - Silk, Tim J
AU - Melvin, Glenn
AU - Wood, Amanda G
AU - Jackson, Anna
AU - Loram, George
AU - Engel, Lidia
AU - Montgomery, Alicia
AU - Westrupp, Elizabeth
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PY - 2022/2/1
Y1 - 2022/2/1
N2 - Objective: To examine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Parents of 213 Australian children (5–17 years) with ADHD completed a survey in May 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place (i.e., requiring citizens to stay at home except for essential reasons). Results: Compared to pre-pandemic, children had less exercise (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.4; 95% CI 0.3–0.6), less outdoor time (OR = 0.4; 95% 0.3–0.6), and less enjoyment in activities (OR = 6.5; 95% CI 4.0–10.4), while television (OR = 4.0; 95% CI 2.5–6.5), social media (OR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.3–4.5), gaming (OR = 2.0; 95% CI 1.3–3.0), sad/depressed mood (OR = 1.8; 95% CI 1.2–2.8), and loneliness (OR = 3.6; 95% CI 2.3–5.5) were increased. Child stress about COVID-19 restrictions was associated with poorer functioning across most domains. Most parents (64%) reported positive changes for their child including more family time. Conclusions: COVID-19 restrictions were associated with both negative and positive impacts among children with ADHD.
AB - Objective: To examine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Parents of 213 Australian children (5–17 years) with ADHD completed a survey in May 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place (i.e., requiring citizens to stay at home except for essential reasons). Results: Compared to pre-pandemic, children had less exercise (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.4; 95% CI 0.3–0.6), less outdoor time (OR = 0.4; 95% 0.3–0.6), and less enjoyment in activities (OR = 6.5; 95% CI 4.0–10.4), while television (OR = 4.0; 95% CI 2.5–6.5), social media (OR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.3–4.5), gaming (OR = 2.0; 95% CI 1.3–3.0), sad/depressed mood (OR = 1.8; 95% CI 1.2–2.8), and loneliness (OR = 3.6; 95% CI 2.3–5.5) were increased. Child stress about COVID-19 restrictions was associated with poorer functioning across most domains. Most parents (64%) reported positive changes for their child including more family time. Conclusions: COVID-19 restrictions were associated with both negative and positive impacts among children with ADHD.
KW - ADHD
KW - COVID-19
KW - psychological well-being
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054720978549
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097780749&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1087054720978549
DO - 10.1177/1087054720978549
M3 - Article
C2 - 33331195
VL - 26
SP - 549
EP - 562
JO - Journal of attention disorders
JF - Journal of attention disorders
IS - 4
ER -