Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral and emotional parameters in children and adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties. A total of 101 children, 5–18 years old, were included in the study, 63 (44 boys) of which were diagnosed with...

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Autores principales:	Terpsichori Korpa, Theodora Pappa, Giorgos Chouliaras, Anastasia Sfinari, Anna Eleftheriades, Matthaios Katsounas, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Panagiota Pervanidou
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	ADHD learning difficulties COVID-19 CRISIS emotion/worries daily behavior Pediatrics RJ1-570
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:846e6434e3a24e9c8cfb0125bf133de82021-11-25T17:14:21ZDaily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/children81109952227-9067https://doaj.org/article/846e6434e3a24e9c8cfb0125bf133de82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/995https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9067The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral and emotional parameters in children and adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties. A total of 101 children, 5–18 years old, were included in the study, 63 (44 boys) of which were diagnosed with ADHD and learning difficulties (ADHD/LD) and 38 were healthy children (19 boys). The CRISIS questionnaire for parents/caregivers was used. The questionnaire was completed during the first national lockdown in Greece and the data referred to two time-points: 3 months before, and the past 2 weeks. A significant deterioration in the “Emotion/Worries (EW)” symptoms was observed during the pandemic in the control group (2.62 ± 0.16 vs. 2.83 ± 0.18, <i>p</i> < 0.001). No such differences were noted in the ADHD group: 3.08 ± 0.25 vs. 3.12 ± 0.29, <i>p</i> = 0.12. Provision of educational and activities support was related to increased EW before the crisis. In ADHD/LD children, higher parental education and child’s younger age were related to increased symptoms of EW. In the entire group, previous mental health conditions, increasing stress due to restrictions, and increased COVID-related worries were positively associated with the EW symptoms during the crisis. Less affected relations with friends and less reduction in contact with people outside the home were negatively related with EW during the crisis. The study revealed specific parameters that negatively affected the emotional and behavioral variables of children with ADHD and learning difficulties.Terpsichori KorpaTheodora PappaGiorgos ChouliarasAnastasia SfinariAnna EleftheriadesMatthaios KatsounasChristina Kanaka-GantenbeinPanagiota PervanidouMDPI AGarticleADHDlearning difficultiesCOVID-19CRISISemotion/worriesdaily behaviorPediatricsRJ1-570ENChildren, Vol 8, Iss 995, p 995 (2021)
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topic	ADHD learning difficulties COVID-19 CRISIS emotion/worries daily behavior Pediatrics RJ1-570
spellingShingle	ADHD learning difficulties COVID-19 CRISIS emotion/worries daily behavior Pediatrics RJ1-570 Terpsichori Korpa Theodora Pappa Giorgos Chouliaras Anastasia Sfinari Anna Eleftheriades Matthaios Katsounas Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein Panagiota Pervanidou Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
description	The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral and emotional parameters in children and adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties. A total of 101 children, 5–18 years old, were included in the study, 63 (44 boys) of which were diagnosed with ADHD and learning difficulties (ADHD/LD) and 38 were healthy children (19 boys). The CRISIS questionnaire for parents/caregivers was used. The questionnaire was completed during the first national lockdown in Greece and the data referred to two time-points: 3 months before, and the past 2 weeks. A significant deterioration in the “Emotion/Worries (EW)” symptoms was observed during the pandemic in the control group (2.62 ± 0.16 vs. 2.83 ± 0.18, <i>p</i> < 0.001). No such differences were noted in the ADHD group: 3.08 ± 0.25 vs. 3.12 ± 0.29, <i>p</i> = 0.12. Provision of educational and activities support was related to increased EW before the crisis. In ADHD/LD children, higher parental education and child’s younger age were related to increased symptoms of EW. In the entire group, previous mental health conditions, increasing stress due to restrictions, and increased COVID-related worries were positively associated with the EW symptoms during the crisis. Less affected relations with friends and less reduction in contact with people outside the home were negatively related with EW during the crisis. The study revealed specific parameters that negatively affected the emotional and behavioral variables of children with ADHD and learning difficulties.
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author	Terpsichori Korpa Theodora Pappa Giorgos Chouliaras Anastasia Sfinari Anna Eleftheriades Matthaios Katsounas Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein Panagiota Pervanidou
author_facet	Terpsichori Korpa Theodora Pappa Giorgos Chouliaras Anastasia Sfinari Anna Eleftheriades Matthaios Katsounas Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein Panagiota Pervanidou
author_sort	Terpsichori Korpa
title	Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr	Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort	daily behaviors, worries and emotions in children and adolescents with adhd and learning difficulties during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/846e6434e3a24e9c8cfb0125bf133de8
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Daily Behaviors, Worries and Emotions in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Learning Difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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