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- Title
Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Korpa, Terpsichori; Pappa, Theodora; Chouliaras, Giorgos; Sfinari, Anastasia; Eleftheriades, Anna; Katsounas, Matthaios; Kanaka-Gantenbein, Christina; Pervanidou, Panagiota
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral and emotional parameters in children and adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties. A total of 101 children, 5–18 years old, were included in the study, 63 (44 boys) of which were diagnosed with ADHD and learning difficulties (ADHD/LD) and 38 were healthy children (19 boys). The CRISIS questionnaire for parents/caregivers was used. The questionnaire was completed during the first national lockdown in Greece and the data referred to two time-points: 3 months before, and the past 2 weeks. A significant deterioration in the “Emotion/Worries (EW)” symptoms was observed during the pandemic in the control group (2.62 ± 0.16 vs. 2.83 ± 0.18, p < 0.001). No such differences were noted in the ADHD group: 3.08 ± 0.25 vs. 3.12 ± 0.29, p = 0.12. Provision of educational and activities support was related to increased EW before the crisis. In ADHD/LD children, higher parental education and child’s younger age were related to increased symptoms of EW. In the entire group, previous mental health conditions, increasing stress due to restrictions, and increased COVID-related worries were positively associated with the EW symptoms during the crisis. Less affected relations with friends and less reduction in contact with people outside the home were negatively related with EW during the crisis. The study revealed specific parameters that negatively affected the emotional and behavioral variables of children with ADHD and learning difficulties.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; CHILDREN with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; CHILDREN with learning disabilities; EMOTIONAL state; CHILD psychology
- Publication
Children, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children8110995