Friday, 16 October 2015
Hall D1 Foyer (Floor 3) (Coex Convention Center)
Marzieh Heidarzadeh Arani, PHD
,
Pediatric, Shahid Beheshti, Kashan, Iran
Zohre Ghoreishi
,
Psychology, Kashan University of Medical Science, Iran
Introduction:
Attention
Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common problems of children
and adolescents and is a very common reason for visiting a pediatric
psychologist or consultant. This disorder which has a profound effect on the
lives of thousands of children and their families manifests in early childhood
with symptoms of hyper activity, inattention and impulsivity. In studies
conducted in western countries it has been pointed out that there is an
association between ADHD symptoms and asthma in asthmatic children, and also
the response to asthma treatment in children with ADHD is poor. This study is
performed with the aim to evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in children referring
to the clinic of Kashan Beheshti
hospital.
Material and Method:
In this case- control study
206 children referred to the pediatric clinic of Kashan
Beheshti hospital in the second half of 1388 were
evaluated. Spirometery or peak flow metery was used for the diagnosis of ADHD. Using the SPSS software version 19, chi- square test and Fisher's
exact test.
Result:
It was found that the
prevalence of ADHD in children with asthma is significant higher than control
group and increases the risk about five fold more. It was also found that
having ADHD does not have a significant correlation with the severity of
asthma.
Conclusion:
It was found that asthma is one of the
risk factors for developing ADHD, but ADHD is not related to the severity of
asthma morbidity.
Keywords:
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Asthma
