Children with ADHD were affected in terms of mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Aim: COVID-19 pandemic has had negative effects on the lives of many children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. This research aims to investigate the effects on the mental status and quality of life of children with ADHD during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material and Method: This study was conducted at the child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital, between April and May 2020. The research group consisted of 113 children and adolescents with ADHD, and the control group consisted of 45 children and adolescents. The depression and anxiety symptoms of the children were assessed using the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) and the Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), respectively. Child-reported and parent-reported Pediatric Quality of Life Inventories (PedsQL) were used to evaluate the health-related quality of life of the children.
Result: Depressive symptoms and anxiety levels were found to be statistically higher in the ADHD group. According to PedsQL-P scale, psychosocial and scale total scores were statistically significantly lower. According to the regression analysis, the SCARED scores predicted negative physical, psychosocial, and total scores of the PEDsQL-C scale. The CDI scores, however, predicted negative physical, psychosocial, and total scores of the PEDsQL-P scale.
Conclusion: This study revealed that in the COVID-19 pandemic, children with ADHD are more affected in terms of depression, anxiety and quality of life than children without any psychiatric disease. The study findings suggest that further studies are needed to better understand the psychological conditions and difficulties that children with ADHD experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
• children
• COVID-19
• depression
• anxiety
• life of quality

COVID-19, DEHB'li çocuk ve ergenlerin ruh sağlığı ve yaşam kalitesini etkiledi mi?

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi, psikiyatrik bozukluğu olan birçok çocuk ve ergenin yaşamı üzerinde olumsuz etkiler oluşturdu. Bu araştırma, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında DEHB tanılı çocukların ruhsal durumları ve yaşam kaliteleri üzerindeki etkileri araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Bu çalışma, bir üniversite hastanesinin çocuk ve ergen psikiyatrisi polikliniğinde Nisan-Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma grubunu 113 DEHB tanılı çocuk ve ergen, kontrol grubunu ise 45 çocuk ve ergen oluşturmuştur. Çocukların depresyon ve anksiyete belirtileri sırasıyla Çocuk Depresyon Envanteri (ÇDÖ) ve Çocukluk Çağı Anksiyete Tarama Ölçeği (ÇATÖ) kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Çocukların sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitelerini değerlendirmek için çocuk tarafından ve ebeveyn tarafından bildirilen Pediatrik Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (ÇİYKÖ) kullanıldı. Bulgular: DEHB grubunda depresif belirti ve kaygı düzeyleri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı daha yüksekti. ÇİYKÖ göre psikososyal ve ölçek toplam puanları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düşüktü. Regresyon analizine göre, ÇATÖ puanları, ÇİYKÖ-Ç ölçeğinin fiziksel, psikososyal ve toplam puanlarını negatif yordamaktadır. ÇDÖ puanları ise, ÇİYKÖ-E ölçeğinin fiziksel, psikososyal ve toplam puanlarını negatif yordamaktadır. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisinde DEHB grubunda depresif belirti ve anksiyete düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğunu, psikososyal ve toplam yaşam kalitelerinin daha düşük olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Çalışma bulguları, DEHB olan çocukların COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında yaşadıkları psikolojik koşulları ve zorlukları daha iyi anlamak için daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu
• kaygı
• çocuk
• covid-19
• depresyon
• yaşam kalitesi

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