Quality of Life of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
10.3969/j.issn.1672-173X.2009.06.028
- VernacularTitle:注意缺陷多动障碍儿童生存质量的评价
- Author:
Bo XIN
1
;
Lan-Ting GUO
;
Xi-Rong LI
;
You-He SHAN
;
Hui FANG
;
Ke-Zhi LIU
;
Ming-Jing SITU
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院
- Keywords:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
Health related quality of life;
The Chinese Version PedsQL~(TM) 4.0
- From:
Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences)
2009;40(6):1091-1095
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To assess the quality of life of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). Methods The PedsQL 4. 0 generic core scales (Chinese Version) were administered to 73 ADHD children and 98 gender and age-matched healthy children. The parents of the children completed the Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire. Results A total of 169 out of 171 recruited families completed the questionnaires, with a response rate of 98. 8%. The ADHD children had significantly lower scores (72. 7±13. 0) of PedsQL~(TM) 4. 0 than that of the healthy children(83. 7±b 12. 0, t=-49. 3, P = 0. 000). The Parent Proxy-Report total score of the ADHD children (70. 0 12. 4) was also lower than the normal controls (82. 4±11. 2, t= - 57. 7,P=0. 000). The psychosocial health functioning of ADHD children (Children Self-Report 68. 6±14. 5, Parent Proxy-Report 64. 9±15.4) was consistently poorer than the Physical Functioning (Children Self-Report 81. 2±14. 0, Parent Proxy-Report 81. 7±15. 6)(F=0. 000). The ADHD children had significantly higher scores in Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire (44. 54±17. 89) than the normal controls (16. 09±9. 23, t=100. 08,P=0. 000). The PedsQL~(TM)4. 0 scores were negatively correlated with school functioning scores, learning problems, hyperactivity index and the total scores of Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire (r=-0. 650, -0. 630, and -0.599 respectively, P = 0. 000). Conclusion ADHD children suffer from poor quality of life and learning difficulties.
