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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2010

The quality of life of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review.

Marina Danckaerts, Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke, Tobias Banaschewski, Jan Buitelaar, Manfred Döpfner, Chris Hollis, Paramala Santosh, Aribert Rothenberger, Joseph Sergeant, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen and 3 more

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 195 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02250339 completednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Phase 2: A Prospective Observational Study of Feasibility and Tentative Effectiveness of Multi-Systemic and Multicomponent Family-Based Intervention for Families of Children With Neuropsychiatric and/or Psychiatric Disorder(s).

TypeobservationalSponsorSocial Insurance Institution, FinlandRan2013 to 2018Enrolled230ConditionsADHD, Asperger Syndrome, Child Behavior DisordersArmsLAKU family program, Etä-LAKU family program, Family therapy
NCT06860763 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Clinical Study on Acupuncture Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese MedicineRan2024 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsAcupuncture, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Children, InterviewArmsChinese herbal medicine, Acupuncture
NCT07029425 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorJJ JIMENEZ-REJANORan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)ArmsProcedure: craniosacral therapy techniques., Placebo Group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

195 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  16. Health-related quality of life among children with mental disorders: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Marina DanckaertsDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke
Tobias Banaschewski
Jan Buitelaar
Manfred Döpfner
Chris Hollis
Paramala Santosh
Aribert Rothenberger
Joseph Sergeant
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Eric Taylor
Alessandro Zuddas
David Coghill

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) describes an individual's subjective perception of their position in life as evidenced by their physical, psychological, and social functioning. QoL has become an increasingly important measure of outcome in child mental health clinical work and research. Here we provide a systematic review of QoL studies in children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and address three main questions. (1) What is the impact of ADHD on QoL? (2) What are the relationships between ADHD symptoms, functional impairment and the mediators and moderators of QoL in ADHD? (3) Does the treatment of ADHD impact on QoL? Databases were systematically searched to identify research studies describing QoL in ADHD. Thirty six relevant articles were identified. Robust negative effects on QoL are reported by the parents of children with ADHD across a broad range of psycho-social, achievement and self evaluation domains. Children with ADHD rate their own QoL less negatively than their parents and do not always seeing themselves as functioning less well than healthy controls. ADHD has a comparable overall impact on QoL compared to other mental health conditions and severe physical disorders. Increased symptom level and impairment predicts poorer QoL. The presence of comorbid conditions or psychosocial stressors helps explain these effects. There is emerging evidence that QoL improves with effective treatment. In conclusion, ADHD seriously compromises QoL especially when seen from a parents' perspective. QoL outcomes should be included as a matter of course in future treatment studies.

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Social EnvironmentAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildFamilyHealth StatusHumansQuality of LifeSelf ConceptSeverity of Illness Index

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PMID19633992
PMCPMC3128746

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