Impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle habits and mental health symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Canada

Swansburg, Rose; Hai, Tasmia; MacMaster, Frank P.; Lemay, Jean-François

doi:10.1093/pch/pxab030

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“…In contrast, and inconsistent with prior literature (e.g., Swansburg et al, 2021;Uçar et al, 2022), ADHD diagnostic status did not significantly differ across the four identified psychological trauma groups, despite adolescents with ADHD having parents who reported higher family COVID-19 impact at the bivariate level. It is possible that the unique circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., less social interactions, more flexibility in learning) may have actually resulted in some positive outcomes for adolescents with ADHD (e.g., less bullying, less demand on sitting and attending for extended periods of time; 7 Chawla et al, 2021;McFayden et al, 2021) and thus somewhat less psychological stress for these adolescents.…”

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Prospective examination of psychological trauma among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lewis¹,

Jayakumar²,

Breaux³

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: This longitudinal study investigated the predictors of and changes in psychological trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Participants included 236 adolescents (130 males; M age = 16.74 years in spring 2020; 49.6% diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; 16.1% diagnosed with an anxiety or depressive disorder) in the United States who completed online questionnaires at four timepoints (spring 2020, summer 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021). Results: Repeated measures ANOVA showed that psychological trauma was highest during stay-at-home orders in spring 2020, and decreased for a majority of adolescents by the summer of 2020. However, $20% of adolescents exhibited moderate-to-clinical levels of psychological trauma at each timepoint. Four groups were identified based on the presence of psychological trauma symptoms: (a) resilient group (normal range across all timepoints; 60.6%); (b) moderate fluctuating group (moderate range at 1 or more timepoints; 18.2%); (c) severe fluctuating group (clinical range at 1 or more timepoints; 14.0%); and (d) chronic psychological trauma group (moderate or clinical range across all timepoints; 7.2%). Females, adolescents with preexisting internalizing disorders, and participants whose families were most impacted by the pandemic were more susceptible to experiencing psychological trauma symptoms. Conclusions: Findings highlight at-risk populations and suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in psychological trauma symptoms for approximately 20% of adolescents at some point during the first year of the pandemic. There is critical need to provide mental health services to adolescents, such as through school-based services, to reduce the negative long-term psychological impact of the pandemic. Clinical Impact StatementFemale adolescents, those with preexisting internalizing disorders, and those whose families were most impacted by the pandemic are most vulnerable for displaying psychological trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite decreases in symptoms on average from spring 2020 to spring 2021, approximately 20% of adolescents experienced moderate-to-clinical psychological trauma symptoms at some point in 2020-2021. Addressing this substantial mental health need during the ongoing pandemic, such as through school-based services, is critical. Jasmine Lewis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5913-6848 Jasmine Lewis served as lead for writing-original draft, contributed equally to conceptualization and writing-review and editing, and served in a supporting role for formal analysis. Srinidhi Jayakumar served in a supporting role for writing-original draft and writing-review and editing. Rosanna Breaux served as lead for formal analysis and contributed equally to conceptualization, funding acquisition, project administration, and writing-review and editing. Melissa R. Dvorsky contributed equally to funding acquisition, project administration, and writing-review and editing. Joshua M. Langberg contributed equally to funding acquisition, supervision, a...

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 90%

Prospective examination of psychological trauma among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lewis¹,

Jayakumar²,

Breaux³

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…pandemijos metu susiduria ADS turintys vaikai, yra ne tik jau esamų simptomų (hiperaktyvumas, nedėmesingumas, impulsyvumas) pablogėjimas, bet ir padidėjusio išmaniųjų technologijų (telefonas, kompiuteris, televizorius) naudojimo, nuotolinio mokymosi keliami iššūkiai, miego sutrikimai, nerimas ir depresija [4,[8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

Section: Tyrimo Rezultatai Covid-19 Pandemijos įTaka Aktyvumo Ir Dėme...unclassified

Covid-19 Pandemija Ir Aktyvumo Bei Dėmesio Sutrikimas

Čalkaitė¹,

Kerševičiūtė²,

Diržius³

2022

Health Sciences

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COVID-19 sukelta pandemija ir karantinas sutrikdė kasdienį žmonių gyvenimą ir sukėlė rimtą sveikatos krizę. Šis laikotarpis ypač paveikė aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčius vaikus ir jų tėvus. Suprastėjo aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turinčių vaikų pažymiai, miego kokybė bei mityba. Šie vaikai pradėjo daugiau laiko leisti prie ekranų, sumažėjo jų fizinis aktyvumas. Karantino metu atsiradę pokyčiai siejami su suprastėjusia vaikų psichine sveikata – padažnėjo nerimo bei depresijos epizodų, išryškėjo hiperaktyvumas ir nedėmesingumas. Pandemijos laikotarpiu suprastėjo ir tėvų psichinė sveikata bei gyvenimo kokybė. Šiame straipsnyje apžvelgiamos problemos, su kuriomis pandemijos metu susiduria aktyvumo ir dėmesio sutrikimą turintys vaikai ir jų tėvai, aptariami įvairiose šalyse atliktų tyrimų rezultatai, pateikiamos rekomendacijos užkirsti kelią vaikų ir tėvų psichoemocinės būklės blogėjimui.

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“…The authors also noted that the youth who presented to the ED during the pandemic tended to have more severe illness and were more likely to be admitted and have longer hospitalizations (Krass, Dalton, Doupnik, & Esposito, 2021). Similarly, many patients with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have reported adjustment problems, increased boredom and irritability, decreased pleasure and interests, rapid mood fluctuations, clinginess, distractibility, and behavioral problems leading to family conflicts (Swansburg, Hai, MacMaster, & Lemay, 2021).…”

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Editorial Perspective: The mental health impact of school closures during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Almeida

Challa

Ribeiro³

et al. 2021

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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School closures were one of the earlier actions taken as the world tried to contain the COVID‐19 outbreak, a decision impacting nearly three‐fourths of the learners worldwide. One year into the pandemic, over 200 million students still faced disruptions to their education. Nearing the end of another academic year that has occurred entirely during the pandemic, many schools remained fully or partially closed for in‐person education, altering routines and representing potential hardships to the next generation and their families. This article will explore the potential impacts of school closures on children and adolescents related to increased screen time, irregular sleep patterns, less balanced diets, learning difficulties, and changes in social interaction. In addition, we note broader familial difficulties likely accompanying the loss of the mitigating effects of schools and their associated support systems, such as parental stress and work responsibilities, loss of employment, intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, and parental substance abuse, which appear to have increased during the pandemic. Considering what is known about the impact from previous natural catastrophes, the populations at risk, and the early but not yet definitive data from the current pandemic, we stress the urgent need for robust data as we prepare for a new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere. Although we currently lack consistent and complete data, signs for concern include a rise in pediatric emergency room visits for mental health and substance use issues in many parts of the world. This paper aims to stimulate a discussion about the potential mental health effects of school closures for children and adolescents in the context of a pandemic.

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Impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle habits and mental health symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Canada

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

Prospective examination of psychological trauma among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prospective examination of psychological trauma among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 Pandemija Ir Aktyvumo Bei Dėmesio Sutrikimas

Editorial Perspective: The mental health impact of school closures during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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