Health complaints in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Holmberg, KirstenKarolinska Institutet,Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Allmänpediatrisk forskning/Nordvall (author)

Aim: To assess recurrent subjective health complaints in Swedish schoolchildren with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Cohort study of 577 fourth-graders (10-y-olds) in one municipality in Stockholm County. All children were screened for attention and behaviour problems through interviews with their parents and teachers. Children with high scores underwent further clinical and cognitive assessments. Information about health complaints was collected from the children themselves in a classroom questionnaire. The 516 children for whom there was information from all three data sources were included in the final study population. Hypotheses were tested in multivariate analyses with adjustment for sex and parental education. Results: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP), sleeping problems and tiredness were associated with ADHD (stratified relative risks: 2.2 [1.4-3.4], 1.7 [1.1-2.7] and 2.7 [1.7-4.1], respectively), while there was no association with headache. Conclusion: This study indicates that treatment strategies for children with ADHD need to include an effective evaluation and treatment of RAP, tiredness and sleeping disturbances. Evaluation of ADHD should be considered in children with recurrent health complaints.

Hjern, AndersUppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Allmänpediatrisk forskning/Nordvall(Swepub:uu)anhje425 (author)
Grönlund, Marita Andersson,1959Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation(Swepub:gu)xamarx (author)
Aring, Eva,1959Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation(Swepub:gu)xariev (author)
Hellström, Ann,1959Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och rehabilitering,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation(Swepub:gu)xheann (author)
Landgren, M. (author)
Uppsala universitetInstitutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa (creator_code:org_t)

In:Acta Paediatrica: Wiley95:6, s. 664-700803-52531651-2227
In:The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), San Diego, CA, USA, 24-29 okt 2006. Poster.: Wiley95:6, s. 664-70

By the author/editor: Holmberg, Kirste ...; Hjern, Anders; Grönlund, Marita ...; Aring, Eva, 1959; Hellström, Ann, ...; Landgren, M.

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Pediatrics

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Ophthalmology

By the university: Uppsala University; Karolinska Institutet; University of Gothenburg

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