Physical Health, Media Use, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia

Emma Sciberras; Pooja Patel; Mark A. Stokes; David Coghill; Christel M. Middeldorp; Mark A. Bellgrove; Stephen P. Becker; Daryl Efron; Argyris Stringaris; Stephen V. Faraone; Susannah T. Bellows; Jon Quach; Tobias Banaschewski; Jane McGillivray; Delyse Hutchinson; Tim J. Silk; Glenn Melvin; Amanda G. Wood; Anna Jackson; George Loram; Lidia Engel; Alicia Montgomery; Elizabeth Westrupp

doi:10.1177/1087054720978549

Physical Health, Media Use, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia

Emma Sciberras
, Pooja Patel
, Mark A. Stokes
, David Coghill
, Christel M. Middeldorp
, Mark A. Bellgrove
, Stephen P. Becker
, Daryl Efron
, Argyris Stringaris
, Stephen V. Faraone
, Susannah T. Bellows
, Jon Quach
, Tobias Banaschewski
, Jane McGillivray
, Delyse Hutchinson
, Tim J. Silk
, Glenn Melvin
, Amanda G. Wood
, Anna Jackson
, George Loram

Lidia Engel, Alicia Montgomery, Elizabeth Westrupp

Psychiatry

Upstate Medical University

Deakin University
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
University of Melbourne
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
University of Queensland
Children’s Health Queensland
Monash University
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati
National Institutes of Health
Heidelberg University
University of New South Wales
Aston University
La Trobe University

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Objective: To examine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Parents of 213 Australian children (5–17 years) with ADHD completed a survey in May 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place (i.e., requiring citizens to stay at home except for essential reasons). Results: Compared to pre-pandemic, children had less exercise (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.4; 95% CI 0.3–0.6), less outdoor time (OR = 0.4; 95% 0.3–0.6), and less enjoyment in activities (OR = 6.5; 95% CI 4.0–10.4), while television (OR = 4.0; 95% CI 2.5–6.5), social media (OR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.3–4.5), gaming (OR = 2.0; 95% CI 1.3–3.0), sad/depressed mood (OR = 1.8; 95% CI 1.2–2.8), and loneliness (OR = 3.6; 95% CI 2.3–5.5) were increased. Child stress about COVID-19 restrictions was associated with poorer functioning across most domains. Most parents (64%) reported positive changes for their child including more family time. Conclusions: COVID-19 restrictions were associated with both negative and positive impacts among children with ADHD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-562
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054720978549
State	Published - Feb 2022

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ADHD
COVID-19
psychological well-being

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Sciberras, E., Patel, P., Stokes, M. A., Coghill, D., Middeldorp, C. M., Bellgrove, M. A., Becker, S. P., Efron, D., Stringaris, A., Faraone, S. V., Bellows, S. T., Quach, J., Banaschewski, T., McGillivray, J., Hutchinson, D., Silk, T. J., Melvin, G., Wood, A. G., Jackson, A., ... Westrupp, E. (2022). Physical Health, Media Use, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(4), 549-562. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054720978549

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