Challenges of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic

Karcı, Canan Kuygun; GÜRBÜZ, Asiye ARICI

doi:10.1080/08039488.2021.1980610

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“…In general, changes in behavior were significant when compared to before the pandemic 28 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 or, specifically during lockdown period 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 and were related to stress 19 , 42 and school closure. 21 During lockdown, a significant prevalence of stress-related behaviors (i.e.…”

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“…Of the 27 articles added in this SR, 19 addressed behavioral issues of children and adolescents with ADHD. 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 A medium level of evidence was reached in 10 papers and the hypothesis of worsening behavior was confirmed. 20 , 25 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 …”

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“…While one-third of articles (n: 8/27, 30%) addressed specifically the lockdown period during the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 the other 70% (n: 19/27) compared the whole pandemic period. 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 Only three papers did not compare before versus during lockdown 25 and before versus during the pandemic. 43 , 44 General information from eligible papers is shown in Table 1.…”

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“…Media use during the pandemic was approached by eleven articles, 20 , 23 , 24 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 44 six reached medium quality of evidence. 20 , 31 , 34 , 36 , 37 , 40 Six studies pointed toward an increase in the use of social media. 20 , 24 , 31 , 34 , 37 , 38 One article associated an increase with COVID-19 stress which was also associated with a significant decrease in social media use in boys, 37 while another observed higher social media time use in girls.…”

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

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Soares,

de Fraga

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Jornal de Pediatria

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

Dal-Pai,

Soares,

de Fraga

et al. 2024

Jornal de Pediatria

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Pediatric ADHD Medication Errors Reported to United States Poison Centers, 2000 to 2021

DeCoster,

Spiller,

Badeti

et al. 2023

Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication-related therapeutic errors among youth <20 years old reported to US poison centers. METHODS: National Poison Data System data from 2000 through 2021 were analyzed. Population-based rates were calculated using US census data. RESULTS: There were 124 383 ADHD medication-related therapeutic errors reported to US poison centers from 2000 through 2021, with the annual frequency increasing by 299.0% during that period. Two-thirds (66.6%) of the 87 691 first-ranked exposures involved children 6 to 12 years old, three-fourths (76.4%) were among males, and half (50.5%) involved amphetamines and related compounds. Most (79.7%) therapeutic errors were single-substance exposures. Although most (82.7%) individuals did not receive treatment in a health care facility (HCF), 2.3% were admitted to a HCF and 4.2% had a serious medical outcome. Children <6 years old were more likely to experience a serious medical outcome (odds ratio = 2.1; 95% confidence interval: 1.9–2.3) or be admitted to a HCF (odds ratio = 3.4; 95% confidence interval: 3.0–3.7) than 6 to 19-year-olds. The most common scenarios were “inadvertently taken or given medication twice” (53.9%), followed by “inadvertently taken or given someone else’s medication” (13.4%), and “wrong medication taken or given” (12.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of cases reported to poison centers of pediatric out-of-hospital therapeutic errors related to ADHD medications increased by almost 300% during the 22-year study period and is likely attributable to increased prescribing of these medications. Because therapeutic errors are preventable, more attention should be given to patient and caregiver education and development of improved child-resistant medication dispensing and tracking systems.

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Adolescents with Neuropsychiatric Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Emotional Well-Being and Parental Stress

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(1) Introduction: The aim of our research was to explore emotional/behavioral changes in adolescents with neuropsychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and parental stress levels through a standardized assessment, comparing the data collected before and during the first months of lockdown. Moreover, an additional goal was to detect a possible relationship between emotional/behavioural symptoms of adolescents and the stress levels of their parents. (2) Methods: We enrolled 178 Italian adolescents aged between 12–18 that were referred to the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit of the University Hospital of Salerno with different neuropsychiatric diagnoses. Two standardized questionnaires were provided to all parents for the assessment of parental stress (PSI-Parenting Stress Index-Short Form) and the emotional/behavioral problems of their children (Child Behaviour Check List). The data collected from questionnaires administered during the six months preceding the pandemic, as is our usual clinical practice, were compared to those recorded during the pandemic. (3) Results: The statistical comparison of PSI and CBCL scores before/during the pandemic showed a statistically significant increase in all subscales in the total sample. The correlation analysis highlighted a significant positive relationship between Parental Stress and Internalizing/Externalizing symptoms of adolescent patients. Age and gender did not significantly affect CBCL and PSI scores, while the type of diagnosis could affect behavioral symptoms and parental stress. (4) Conclusions: our study suggests that the lockdown and the containment measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic could have aggravated the emotional/behavioral symptoms of adolescents with neuropsychiatric disorders and the stress of their parents. Further studies should be conducted in order to monitor the evolution of these aspects over time.

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Challenges of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 32 publications

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

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

Pediatric ADHD Medication Errors Reported to United States Poison Centers, 2000 to 2021

Adolescents with Neuropsychiatric Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Emotional Well-Being and Parental Stress

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