Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect
Background: Patients with congenital heart defects have a well-established risk of neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Inattention and hyperactivity are three to four times more frequent in children with complex congenital heart defects. We have previously shown a higher burden of overall attention defi...
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author | Lau-Jensen, Sara Hirani Asschenfeldt, Benjamin Evald, Lars Hjortdal, Vibeke E. |
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description | Background: Patients with congenital heart defects have a well-established risk of neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Inattention and hyperactivity are three to four times more frequent in children with complex congenital heart defects. We have previously shown a higher burden of overall attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in adults with simple congenital heart defects as well. However, it is unknown whether the higher burden of ADHD symptoms is mainly driven by hyperactivity, inattention, or both. Methods: The participants [simple congenital heart defect = 80 (26.6 years old), controls = 36 (25.3 years old)] and a close relative for each (n = 107) responded to the long version of the Conners' Adults ADHD Rating Scales questionnaire. Our primary and secondary outcomes are mean T-scores in the ADHD scores and symptom sub-scores. Results: Patients with simple congenital heart defects reported a higher mean T-score at all three DSM-IV ADHD scores (ADHD—combined: 52.8 vs. 44.9, p = 0.007, ADHD—inattention: 55.5 vs. 46.4, p = 0.002, and ADHD—hyperactivity: 49.4 vs. 44.0, p = 0.03) and in all four ADHD symptom sub-scores (inattention/memory problems: 50.3 vs. 44.2, p = 0.001, hyperactivity/restlessness: 49.7 vs. 45.9, p = 0.03, impulsivity/emotional lability: 50.0 vs. 41.3, p = 0.001, and self-esteem problems: 53.8 vs. 46.3, p = 0.003). The results were maintained after the removal of outliers (incongruent responses), albeit the hyperactivity/restlessness ADHD symptom sub-score lost significance. Self- and informant ratings differed significantly on the ADHD—inattention score for the congenital heart defect group, where informants rated the ADHD—inattention scores better than the congenital heart defect patients rated themselves. Conclusions: Patients with a simple congenital heart defect have a higher symptom burden across all ADHD scores and all symptom sub-scores. The higher burden of ADHD is driven by both inattention and hyperactivity symptoms, though the inattention symptoms seem more prominent. Close relatives were less aware of the inattention symptoms than the congenital heart defect patients themselves. Routine screening for ADHD symptoms may be warranted to facilitate adequate help and guidance as these symptoms are easily overlooked. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT03871881. |
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spelling | pubmed-86867602021-12-21 Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect Lau-Jensen, Sara Hirani Asschenfeldt, Benjamin Evald, Lars Hjortdal, Vibeke E. Front Pediatr Pediatrics Background: Patients with congenital heart defects have a well-established risk of neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Inattention and hyperactivity are three to four times more frequent in children with complex congenital heart defects. We have previously shown a higher burden of overall attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in adults with simple congenital heart defects as well. However, it is unknown whether the higher burden of ADHD symptoms is mainly driven by hyperactivity, inattention, or both. Methods: The participants [simple congenital heart defect = 80 (26.6 years old), controls = 36 (25.3 years old)] and a close relative for each (n = 107) responded to the long version of the Conners' Adults ADHD Rating Scales questionnaire. Our primary and secondary outcomes are mean T-scores in the ADHD scores and symptom sub-scores. Results: Patients with simple congenital heart defects reported a higher mean T-score at all three DSM-IV ADHD scores (ADHD—combined: 52.8 vs. 44.9, p = 0.007, ADHD—inattention: 55.5 vs. 46.4, p = 0.002, and ADHD—hyperactivity: 49.4 vs. 44.0, p = 0.03) and in all four ADHD symptom sub-scores (inattention/memory problems: 50.3 vs. 44.2, p = 0.001, hyperactivity/restlessness: 49.7 vs. 45.9, p = 0.03, impulsivity/emotional lability: 50.0 vs. 41.3, p = 0.001, and self-esteem problems: 53.8 vs. 46.3, p = 0.003). The results were maintained after the removal of outliers (incongruent responses), albeit the hyperactivity/restlessness ADHD symptom sub-score lost significance. Self- and informant ratings differed significantly on the ADHD—inattention score for the congenital heart defect group, where informants rated the ADHD—inattention scores better than the congenital heart defect patients rated themselves. Conclusions: Patients with a simple congenital heart defect have a higher symptom burden across all ADHD scores and all symptom sub-scores. The higher burden of ADHD is driven by both inattention and hyperactivity symptoms, though the inattention symptoms seem more prominent. Close relatives were less aware of the inattention symptoms than the congenital heart defect patients themselves. Routine screening for ADHD symptoms may be warranted to facilitate adequate help and guidance as these symptoms are easily overlooked. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT03871881. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8686760/ /pubmed/34938699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.786638 Text en Copyright © 2021 Lau-Jensen, Asschenfeldt, Evald and Hjortdal. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Lau-Jensen, Sara Hirani Asschenfeldt, Benjamin Evald, Lars Hjortdal, Vibeke E. Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title | Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title_full | Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title_fullStr | Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title_full_unstemmed | Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title_short | Hyperactivity and Inattention in Young Patients Born With an Atrial Septal or Ventricular Septal Defect |
title_sort | hyperactivity and inattention in young patients born with an atrial septal or ventricular septal defect |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8686760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.786638 |
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