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Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment

In efforts to explore adjunct/alternative treatments for ADHD, this study investigated the associations between dimensions of physical activity (PA) and children’s ADHD symptoms and impairment. Current evidence-based treatments include medication and behaviour management, but there is widespread con...

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Autores principales: Aranas, Katrina, Leighton, Jacqueline P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9574890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34875896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591045211058338
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description In efforts to explore adjunct/alternative treatments for ADHD, this study investigated the associations between dimensions of physical activity (PA) and children’s ADHD symptoms and impairment. Current evidence-based treatments include medication and behaviour management, but there is widespread consensus that more treatment options are desirable. Although there is increasing support for PA as an adjunct/alternative to existing treatment for ADHD, the interplay of specific dimensions of PA has not been studied. Fifty-one parents of children aged 6–12 years with ADHD filled out questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that only some dimensions of PA explained a statistically significant portion of the variance in ADHD symptoms, beyond that explained by typical demographic variables. PA dimensions did not account for a statistically significant portion of ADHD impairment. Refining the measurement of how long children have engaged in PA is a key step in generating evidence for PA as an adjunct or alternate treatment for ADHD, and developing guidelines to manage parental expectations for this treatment in the benefit of their children.
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spelling pubmed-95748902022-10-18 Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment Aranas, Katrina Leighton, Jacqueline P Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry Neurodiversity In efforts to explore adjunct/alternative treatments for ADHD, this study investigated the associations between dimensions of physical activity (PA) and children’s ADHD symptoms and impairment. Current evidence-based treatments include medication and behaviour management, but there is widespread consensus that more treatment options are desirable. Although there is increasing support for PA as an adjunct/alternative to existing treatment for ADHD, the interplay of specific dimensions of PA has not been studied. Fifty-one parents of children aged 6–12 years with ADHD filled out questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that only some dimensions of PA explained a statistically significant portion of the variance in ADHD symptoms, beyond that explained by typical demographic variables. PA dimensions did not account for a statistically significant portion of ADHD impairment. Refining the measurement of how long children have engaged in PA is a key step in generating evidence for PA as an adjunct or alternate treatment for ADHD, and developing guidelines to manage parental expectations for this treatment in the benefit of their children. SAGE Publications 2021-12-07 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9574890/ /pubmed/34875896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591045211058338 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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title Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
title_full Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
title_fullStr Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
title_full_unstemmed Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
title_short Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
title_sort dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment
topic Neurodiversity
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9574890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34875896
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