Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Sample of Omani Schoolboys

Al-Sharbati, Marwan M.; Al-Lawatiya, Salwa; Al-Msherfi, Faissal K. H.; Al-Hussaini, Ala'A A.

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“…Finally, we included 14 papers including 5 papers from manual search trials (Figure 1). [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Nine studies were conducted in Saudi Arabia, two in The United Arab Emirates, two in Oman and one in Qatar. The total sample size was 459233.…”

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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the Arab Gulf countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

Almojarthe

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an important growing psychiatric health problem of children and adolescents all over the world. This review aimed to investigate the prevalence of ADHD in the Arab Gulf countries. A literature search was conducted on 14 January 2022. Any paper reporting the prevalence of ADHD in Arab Gulf countries was included. R software was used for the meta-analysis. We included 14 papers. The prevalence of ADHD was 5.90% (95% confidence interval (CI)=1.73-20.14). We found no significant difference in the prevalence of ADHD between males and females (odds ratio (OR)=1.48; 95% CI=0.53-4.14; p value=0.456). The leave-one-out sensitivity analysis did not change the statistical significance proving that a single study did not drive the pooled effect size. Regarding parents’ educational level, the prevalence was the highest among children born to fathers with at least a secondary education 51% (95% CI= 22.97-100.00), while the prevalence rate was comparable among those with primary school education 16.6% (95% CI=1.28-100.00) and illiterate fathers 17% (95% CI=12.84-22.59). The difference between different education subgroups was statistically significant (p=0.040). There were no statistically significant differences in ADHD prevalence when comparing different mothers’ educational levels (p=0.260). The estimated cumulative evidence is high but comparable with the reported worldwide rates. Unlike these studies, the prevalence of ADHD was not associated with gender or maternal education. On the other hand, the highest prevalence of ADHD was found among children of fathers with at least a secondary education.

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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the Arab Gulf countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

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2023

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“…Two cross-sectional studies were conducted in Muscat (Sultanate of Oman), one among elementary school girls aged 6 to 13 years (n = 708;Al-Sharbati, Al Adawi, Al Hussaini, Al Lawati, & Martin, 2004a), and another among elementary school boys 6-14 years (n = 1502) (Al-Sharbati, Al Lawati, Al Msherfi, & Al Hussaini, 2004). The Conners Teachers' Rating Scale (CTRS, cutoff ≥ 15), as well as the subjective teachers' views regarding aggression, stealing, and lying was used.…”

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ADHD in the Arab World

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“…Teacher Rating Scale [32]. At the tertiary care, the assessing child and adolescent psychiatrists, who were blind to the performance of psychosical measures of the parents, administered a semistructured Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) to children to aid in the diagnosis of ADHD.…”

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“…As a study sample criterion, these problems should have become prominent before the age of 7 years and lasted a minimum of 6 months. Furthermore, the children with ADHD had been referred to this tertiary care clinic from either their schools or primary health care centers, after an initial diagnosis made using symptom checklist, Conners Teacher Rating Scale (Al-Sharbati, Al-Lawatiya, Al-Msherfi, & Al-Hussaini, 2004). At tertiary care, the assessing child and adolescent psychiatrists, blind to the performance of psychosocial measures of the parents, administered a semistructured Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) to the children to aid ADHD diagnosis.…”

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Predictors of Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Drug-Naive Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Cross-Sectional Correlative Study From Muscat, Oman

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INTRODUCTION: The psychological burden, or the Burden of Care, of caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders-especially attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)has been the subject of many studies worldwide. From the Arab/Islamic countries there is a dearth of research on the burden of care. The present study attempts to rectify the omission by assessing the prevalence of the burden of care among caregivers of children with ADHD in Oman. OBJECTIVES: The study assesses the prevalence of burden of care among caregivers of children who had been diagnosed with ADHD seeking consultation at a tertiary care unit in Oman. Related aim is to explore the predictors of the burden of care, subtypes of ADHD and socio-demographic factors. METHODS: Across-sectional correlative study was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Oman that provides child and adolescent mental health services. Arabic-version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) was administered to 117 caregivers of drug-naive children with ADHD attending a tertiary care hospital in Oman with child and adolescent mental health services. Sociodemographic background and clinical data were gathered from medical records as well as directly from the attending caregivers. The ADHD symptoms were grouped as hyperactive, inattentive or mixed. RESULTS: The prevalence of the burden of care was estimated to be 34%. Binary regression analysis indicated that factors such as income levels of the caregiver as well as the child's ADHD being of "mixed" type have significant impact on the burden of care. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the prevalence of the burden of care among the caregivers of ADHD children in Oman is comparable to that in the other regions of the world. Our results showed lower income sole caregiver and the type of ADHD to be significant predictors of burden of care. As the caregivers' psychological stress impact the wellbeing of the family, and the society as a whole, the issue of the burden of care needs to be studied further detail and interventions evolved.

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Sample of Omani Schoolboys

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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the Arab Gulf countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the Arab Gulf countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

ADHD in the Arab World

Predictors of Burden of Care Among Caregivers of Drug-Naive Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Cross-Sectional Correlative Study From Muscat, Oman

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