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Sensory Behaviours and Resting Parasympathetic Functions among Children with and without ADHD

Previous studies suggest that parasympathetic functions support sensory behaviours. However, the relationship between sensory behaviours and parasympathetic functions remain inconclusive and inconsistent among children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This research a...

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Autores principales: Gomez, Ivan Neil, Domondon, Lissa Martha, Tsang, Hector WH, Chan, Chetwyn CH, Lai, Cynthia YY
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34824559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615836
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author Gomez, Ivan Neil
Domondon, Lissa Martha
Tsang, Hector WH
Chan, Chetwyn CH
Lai, Cynthia YY
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Tsang, Hector WH
Chan, Chetwyn CH
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description Previous studies suggest that parasympathetic functions support sensory behaviours. However, the relationship between sensory behaviours and parasympathetic functions remain inconclusive and inconsistent among children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This research aims to examine the sensory behaviours and resting parasympathetic functions among children with and without ADHD. We compared sensory behaviours and baseline parasympathetic functions of 64 participants, with 42 typically developing and 24 ADHD male children aged 7–12 years. Sensory behaviours were evaluated using the sensory profile. Baseline parasympathetic functions were indexed using the normalized unit of heart rate variability high-frequency bands (HF n.u.). Children underwent an experimental protocol consisting of watching a silent cartoon movie while HF n.u. is continuously monitored, within a controlled environment. The results of this research showed significantly lower HF n.u. (t(64) = 7.84, p < 0.01) and sensory processing total score (t(64) = 14.13 = p < 0.01) among children with ADHD compared to their typically developing peers. Likewise, a significant moderate positive correlation (r = 0.36, p < 0.05) was found between the HF n.u. and sensory profile total scores among children with ADHD. Children with ADHD have significantly lower resting state parasympathetic functions compared to their typically developing peers.
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spelling pubmed-86106642021-11-24 Sensory Behaviours and Resting Parasympathetic Functions among Children with and without ADHD Gomez, Ivan Neil Domondon, Lissa Martha Tsang, Hector WH Chan, Chetwyn CH Lai, Cynthia YY ScientificWorldJournal Research Article Previous studies suggest that parasympathetic functions support sensory behaviours. However, the relationship between sensory behaviours and parasympathetic functions remain inconclusive and inconsistent among children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This research aims to examine the sensory behaviours and resting parasympathetic functions among children with and without ADHD. We compared sensory behaviours and baseline parasympathetic functions of 64 participants, with 42 typically developing and 24 ADHD male children aged 7–12 years. Sensory behaviours were evaluated using the sensory profile. Baseline parasympathetic functions were indexed using the normalized unit of heart rate variability high-frequency bands (HF n.u.). Children underwent an experimental protocol consisting of watching a silent cartoon movie while HF n.u. is continuously monitored, within a controlled environment. The results of this research showed significantly lower HF n.u. (t(64) = 7.84, p < 0.01) and sensory processing total score (t(64) = 14.13 = p < 0.01) among children with ADHD compared to their typically developing peers. Likewise, a significant moderate positive correlation (r = 0.36, p < 0.05) was found between the HF n.u. and sensory profile total scores among children with ADHD. Children with ADHD have significantly lower resting state parasympathetic functions compared to their typically developing peers. Hindawi 2021-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8610664/ /pubmed/34824559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615836 Text en Copyright © 2021 Ivan Neil Gomez et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34824559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6615836
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