The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with ADHD in terms of participation, support, and barriers at home.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participation, support, and barriers at home in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and without ADHD.

Design and methods

This study included a total of 227 participants with a mean age of 11.93 ± 2.96 years, comprising 116 children and adolescents with ADHD and 111 without ADHD. The parents or primary caregivers of all the children completed the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY), which was used to assess participation and environmental factors in the home. The Student's t-test was used to compare numeric data and Chi-square test to categorical data between children and adolescents with ADHD and those without ADHD in a

SUBMITTER: Kara OK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033257 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature