Symptoms of ADHD Predict Lower Adaptation to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Financial Decline, Low Adherence to Preventive Measures, Psychological Distress, and Illness-Related Negative Perceptions

Pollak, Yehuda; Shoham, Rachel; Dayan, Haym; Gabrieli-Seri, Ortal; Berger, Itai

doi:10.1177/10870547211027934

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“…The effective control of COVID-19 also requires sustained adherence to safety measures, such as masking, social distancing, and hand hygiene, which might pose problems for individuals with low persistence and high impulsivity (Merzon et al, 2021a). This was confirmed in two recent reports which found that the presence of ADHD symptoms was associated with an increased likelihood of non-adherence to safety measures (Pollak et al, 2021a(Pollak et al, , 2021b. ADHD has also been associated with alterations in immune and inflammatory activity, such as elevated or decreased levels of particular inflammatory mediators (Anand et al, 2017;Chang et al, 2020Chang et al, , 2021Krahel et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The finding of an apparent negative association between ADHD-Prev and COVID-19 prevalence, though unexpected, should be interpreted with caution. Available evidence suggests that ADHD, even in older adolescents and adults, is associated with a lower likelihood of adherence to public health measures (Pollak et al, 2021a(Pollak et al, , 2021b. This would be expected to lead to a relative increase in prevalence.…”

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“…The lockdowns and other restrictions necessitated by this pandemic may be poorly tolerated by individuals suffering from syndromal ADHD (Bruni et al, 2021). It has been observed that the presence of ADHD is associated with poorer adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic (Pollak et al, 2021a) as well as increased psychological distress (Pollak et al, 2021a;Swansburg et al, 2021), decline in financial status (Pollak et al, 2021a), and an increased risk of adopting unhealthy dietary practices (Swansburg et al, 2021). These effects could potentially increase the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2, as well as lead to poorer outcomes in infected patients with ADHD (Rajkumar, 2021).…”

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Is There a Relationship Between ADHD and COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality Indices? An Analysis of Data From 156 Countries

Rajkumar

2021

J Atten Disord

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Objective: To examine the relationship between nation-level prevalence of ADHD and COVID-19 prevalence and mortality indices. Method: Associations between nation-wise estimated prevalence, crude mortality rates and case-fatality ratios for COVID-19 and estimated prevalence rates for ADHD were examined, controlling for medical conditions known to be associated with COVID-19 outcome, as well as demographic, climate-related, and economic variables. Results: Prevalence of ADHD was positively correlated with COVID-19 prevalence and crude mortality rates on bivariate analyses, though the strength of this association was low. On multivariate regression, prevalence of ADHD was negatively associated with COVID-19 prevalence and crude mortality rates, though only the former finding was statistically significant. Conclusion: The association between ADHD and COVID-19 prevalence and mortality at a national level is inconsistent, modest, and may be largely due to confounding factors such as age, lifestyle factors, and medical comorbidities.

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Is There a Relationship Between ADHD and COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality Indices? An Analysis of Data From 156 Countries

Rajkumar

2021

J Atten Disord

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“…The authors found that ADHD was associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection ( 29 ). In another study, people with ADHD were more vulnerable to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic ( 30 ). In a report about the impact of COVID-19 on ADHD patients, the authors highlights the heterogeneity of risk among individuals with ADHD ( 11 ).…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosing and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: New Challenges on Initializing and Optimizing Pharmacological Treatment

Segenreich

2022

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionCOVID-19 has been causing huge disruptions in mental healthcare services worldwide, including those related to ADHD. Some consequences of the pandemic, such as virtual schooling and remote work, as well as increased telemedicine, have posed new challenges for ADHD diagnosis and treatment. In this narrative review, we summarize existing COVID-19 and ADHD literature especially focusing on ADHD diagnostic during the pandemic and treatment adherence.MethodsThe databases searched were: PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Google Scholar and medRxiv. We included all English language articles and preprints that reported on medication/pharmacological treatment among the terms “ADHD” and “COVID-19” resulting in a total of 546 articles. The final search was done on Dec-23 2021. We selected fifteen articles focusing on the challenges of ADHD diagnostic during COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsOf the fifteen studies included, most were cross-sectional and perspective pieces. Most of them discussed that individuals with ADHD present risk factors that may make them more vulnerable to health negative consequences of the pandemic, which in turn may have an impact on treatment efficacy and adherence. Telemedicine is also addressed as a potential powerful instrument on monitoring ADHD treatment.ConclusionDespite the challenges posed by the pandemic on monitoring ADHD treatment, the available literature stressed that the current scenario also may offer new opportunities that could lead to the development of individualized treatment interventions, such as the remote monitoring of symptoms.

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“…Compared with individuals without ADHD, those with ADHD have a higher risk of contracting respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) [ 12 ], including COVID-19 [ 13 , 14 ]. Moreover, ADHD is a risk factor for poor COVID-19 outcomes (e.g., poor adaptation to the pandemic, severe COVID-19 symptoms, and increased referral for hospitalization) [ 15 , 16 ]. Caregivers of children with ADHD reported experiencing a heavy care burden, stressful feelings, mental health disturbances, and compromised quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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Second Wave of the Study of Taiwanese Caregivers of Children with ADHD in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children for COVID-19, and Related Factors

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The second wave of the Study of Taiwanese Caregivers of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the COVID-19 Pandemic was conducted at the time of a severe COVID-19 outbreak. The aims of this study were to compare the level of the intentions of caregivers of children with ADHD to vaccinate their children between the first and second waves of study, as well as to examine the COVID-19 pandemic and non-COVID-19 pandemic factors related to caregivers’ intentions. In total, 252 caregivers of children with ADHD completed the structured questionnaires, including the Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale; the Risk Perception of the COVID-19 Scale; caregivers’ Difficulties in Asking Their Children to Adopt Self-Protective Behavior Scale; the Brief Symptom Rating Scale; the Parental Bonding Instrument; the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham version IV Scale; and the questionnaires for the intentions to vaccinate their children and child’s medication use for treating ADHD. The results demonstrated that 82.5% of caregivers reported their willingness to vaccinate their children definitely or under doctors’ recommendation; the level of intentions to vaccinate significantly increased compared with that of caregivers in the first wave of the study. Caregivers’ drivers of COVID-19 vaccination uptake, namely, values, impact, and autonomy but not knowledge; being male caregivers; being caregivers of girls; and the older age of the children were positively associated with caregiverscaregivers’ intentions. The specific intervention programs for enhancing caregivers’ intentions should be specified according to the sex and age of caregivers and of the children with ADHD. The Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake should be also the target of intervention for enhancing caregivers’ intentions through strengthening caregivers’ acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines’ values, positive impact and autonomy to vaccinate their children.

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Symptoms of ADHD Predict Lower Adaptation to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Financial Decline, Low Adherence to Preventive Measures, Psychological Distress, and Illness-Related Negative Perceptions

Cited by 27 publications

References 41 publications

Is There a Relationship Between ADHD and COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality Indices? An Analysis of Data From 156 Countries

Is There a Relationship Between ADHD and COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality Indices? An Analysis of Data From 156 Countries

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosing and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: New Challenges on Initializing and Optimizing Pharmacological Treatment

Second Wave of the Study of Taiwanese Caregivers of Children with ADHD in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children for COVID-19, and Related Factors

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