Quality of Life of Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| Title: | Quality of Life of Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Topolski, Tari D., Edwards, Todd C., Patrick, Donald L., Varley, Patti, Way, Margaret E., Buesching, Don P. |
| Source: | Journal of Attention Disorders. 2004 7(3):163-173. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Clinical Diagnosis, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Quality of Life, Hyperactivity, Males, Attention Deficit Disorders, Preadolescents, Comparative Analysis, Physical Disabilities, Self Concept, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Esteem, Psychometrics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability) |
| Geographic Terms: | Washington |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Conners Rating Scales, Childrens Depression Inventory |
| DOI: | 10.1177/108705470400700304 |
| ISSN: | 1087-0547 |
| Abstract: | Most psychosocial research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has focused on deficits in school, family, or behavioral functioning without incorporating perceived quality of life (QoL) or the adolescents' perspective. The Youth Quality of Life Instrument-Research Version (YQOL-R), was used to assess self-perceived QoL in a community sample of adolescents aged 11-18 years. Fifty-five adolescent males with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD were compared to a group of 107 adolescents with no chronic conditions (NCC) and a group of 52 adolescents with mobility impairments (MI). The adolescents with ADHD reported significantly lower perceived QoL scores, particularly in the Self and Relationship domains, than the NCC group. Their scores were similar to those from the group with MI, a group previously shown to have a substandard QoL. Interventions to improve self-esteem and social interactions might use QoL outcomes in evaluating effectiveness. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 41 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ806929 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Most psychosocial research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has focused on deficits in school, family, or behavioral functioning without incorporating perceived quality of life (QoL) or the adolescents' perspective. The Youth Quality of Life Instrument-Research Version (YQOL-R), was used to assess self-perceived QoL in a community sample of adolescents aged 11-18 years. Fifty-five adolescent males with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD were compared to a group of 107 adolescents with no chronic conditions (NCC) and a group of 52 adolescents with mobility impairments (MI). The adolescents with ADHD reported significantly lower perceived QoL scores, particularly in the Self and Relationship domains, than the NCC group. Their scores were similar to those from the group with MI, a group previously shown to have a substandard QoL. Interventions to improve self-esteem and social interactions might use QoL outcomes in evaluating effectiveness. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1087-0547 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/108705470400700304 |
