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Online Learning Performances of Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
He, Shan; Shuai, Lan; Wang, Zhouye; Qiu, Meihui; Wilson, Amanda; Xia, Weiping; Cao, Xuan; Lu, Lu; Zhang, Jinsong.
  • He S; 91603Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
  • Shuai L; Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China.
  • Wang Z; 91603Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
  • Qiu M; Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China.
  • Wilson A; 91603Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
  • Xia W; Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China.
  • Cao X; 91603Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
  • Lu L; Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhang J; Division of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, 4487De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Inquiry ; 58: 469580211049065, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1467797
ABSTRACT
To investigate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) core symptoms that impair executive function (EF), emotional state, learning motivation, and the family and parenting environment of children and adolescents with ADHD, both with and without severe difficulties. This will be explored within an online learning environment during the period of COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 183 ADHD children diagnosed using DSM-V criteria were selected and divided into 2 groups high difficulties during online learning (HDOL) and low difficulties during online learning (LDOL) according to the answer of Home Quarantine Investigation of the Pandemic (HQIP). The participants filled out a set of questionnaires to assess their emotional state and learning motivation, and their parents also filled out the questionnaires about ADHD core symptoms, EF, and family and parenting environment. Compared with ADHD children in the LDOL group, the children in the HDOL group had significant symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, behavioral and emotional problems according to the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale (SNAP). They also had more severely impaired EF according to the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), more difficulties and disturbances in the family by the Chinese version of Family Environment Scale (FES-CV), and lower parenting efficacy and satisfaction by Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC). With regard to the self-rating questionnaires of children and adolescents, the HDOL group reported lower learning motivation according to the Students Learning Motivation Scale (SLMS). By Screening for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders and Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRSC), those in HDOL presented more negative emotions. The HDOL group spent significantly more time on both video games and social software per day and significantly less time on multiple activities per week, when compared to those in the LDOL group. This study demonstrated that ADHD children and adolescents with HDOL had more inattention-related behaviors, more severe emotional problems and EF impairment, weaker learning motivation, and poorer family and parenting environment. Meanwhile, digital media use should be supervised and appropriate extracurricular activities should be encouraged by parents and schools.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Education, Distance / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Inquiry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 00469580211049065

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Education, Distance / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Inquiry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 00469580211049065