Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Γενική και Εξειδικευμένη Παιδιατρική: Κλινική Πράξη και ΈρευναLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Παναγιώτα Περβανίδου, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Αθανάσιος Μίχος, Καθηγητής , Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Αργύριος Ντινόπουλος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Πως επηρέασε η κρίση του κορωνοϊού covid19 τις παραμέτρους της συμπεριφοράς και του συναισθήματος σε παιδιά και εφήβους με ΔΕΠΥ και μαθησιακές δυσκολίες
Translated title:
Daily behaviors, worries and emotions in children and Adolescents with ADHD and learning difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic
Summary:
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most important challenges of the modern era for the health sector, as immediate and substantial steps had to be taken to contain it and preserve public health to the extent possible. Apart from health, however, it left its mark in every field of human activity, including education. Students of all ages and grades had to face significant challenges. Among them, students with learning difficulties and ADHD found themselves in a difficult position, being asked to manage, among other things, behavioral and emotional difficulties.
AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral and emotional parameters in children and adolescents with ADHD and learning difficulties.
METHODOLOGY: A total of 101 children, 5-18 years old, were included in the study, 63 (44 boys)of whichwere diagnosed with ADHD and learning difficulties (ADHD/LD) and 38 were healthy children (19 boys). The CRISIS questionnaire for parents / caregivers was used. The questionnaire was completed during the first national lockdown in Greece and the data referred to two time-points: 3 months before, and the past 2 weeks.
RESULTS:A significant deterioration in the "Emotion/Worries (EW)" symptoms wasobserved during the pandemic in the control group (2.62 ± 0.16 v.s. 2.83 ± 0.18, p <0.001). No such differences were noted in the ADHD group: 3.08±0.25 v.s. 3.12±0.29, p=0.12. Provision of educational and activities support was related to increased EW before the crisis. In ADHD/LD children, higher parental education and child’s younger age were related to increased symptoms of EW. In the entire group, previous mental health conditions, increasing stress due to restrictions, and increased COVID -related worries were positively associated with the EW symptoms during the crisis. Less affected relations with friends and less reduction in contact with people outside the home werenegatively related with EW during the crisis.
CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed specificparameters that negatively affected the emotional and behavioral variables of children with ADHD and learning difficulties.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
ADHD, Learning difficulties, COVID-19, CRISIS, Emotion/Worries, Daily behaviour
Number of references:
173
