Impact of ADHD symptoms on family functioning, family burden and parents’ quality of life in a hospital area in Spain

  1. I. Peñuelas-Calvo 1
  2. N. Palomar-Ciria 2
  3. A. Porras-Segovia 3
  4. C. Miguélez-Fernández 4
  5. I. Baltasar-Tello 5
  6. S. Perez- Colmenero 6
  7. D. Delgado-Gómez 7
  8. J.J. Carballo 8
  9. E. Baca-García 9
  1. 1 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  2. 2 Department of Psychiatry, Complejo Hospitalario de Soria, Soria, Spain
  3. 3 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
  4. 4 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
  5. 5 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
  6. 6 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
  7. 7 Statistics Department, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
  8. 8 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain/ CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación en Salud Mental), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
  9. 9 Dep. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain/ CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación en Salud Mental), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain/Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile / Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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Revista:
European journal of psychiatry

ISSN: 0213-6163

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 35

Número: 3

Páginas: 166-172

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.EJPSY.2020.10.003 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: European journal of psychiatry

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Background and objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate whether ADHD symptom severity and ADHD subtype are associated with family functioning, family burden and quality of life, in a sample of parents of children diagnosed with ADHD. Methods Seventy-four parents of children diagnosed with ADHD were recruited at an Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinic in Madrid (Spain) and afterwards completed four electronical self-administered scales to determine their perceived family functioning, family burden and quality of life, as well as the severity and subtype of ADHD symptoms in their children. Results Severity of children’s ADHD symptoms negatively affected parents’ quality of life, family functioning and family burden. Higher scores in inattention and combined subtypes were correlated with lower results in those domains. In adjusted correlations, the SWAN hyperactivity/impulsivity subscale significantly correlated with the four scales. Conclusions These results suggest that severity of the ADHD symptoms has a negative impact on parent’s quality of life and family functioning in inattention and combined subtypes. Family therapy and other interventions targeted towards improving family relationships and caregivers’ wellbeing should be considered when managing ADHD in the clinical practice. Electronic measurement tools are a promising method of evaluation in mental health research.

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