Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this systematic review (SR), the authors aimed to identify the possible impact of the social restriction imposed by the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic on children/adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Data sources

This SR was registered on PROSPERO CRD42021255569. Eligible articles were selected from PubMed, Embase, and LILACS, according to the following characteristics: ADHD patients < 18 years old, exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the outcomes, medications, relationships, sleep, media use, remote learning, and comorbidities such as depression/sadness, inattention, anxiety, and irritability/aggressiveness. Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies was used to assess methodologi

SUBMITTER: Dal-Pai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10751704 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature