Mercurio Laura Y, Amanullah Siraj, Gill Natasha, Gjelsvik Annie
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
J Atten Disord. 2021 Jun;25(8):1187-1195. doi: 10.1177/1087054719887789. Epub 2019 Dec 14.
Children with ADHD should engage in physical activity, given its known role as a treatment adjunct. The main objective of this study is to assess the relationship between ADHD diagnosis and physical activity among children in the United States. This retrospective population-based cross-sectional study used data from the 2016 caregiver reported, National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). In the adjusted binary model, children with an ADHD diagnosis had 21% lower odds of engaging in daily physical activity than their nondiagnosed counterparts. In the adjusted multinomial model, children with ADHD were increasingly unlikely to report additional days of physical activity as compared to those without a diagnosis. Given the known benefits of physical activity for those with ADHD, this study underscores the need for enhanced access to an important treatment adjunct for this population.
鉴于体育活动作为治疗辅助手段的已知作用，患有注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的儿童应该参与体育活动。本研究的主要目的是评估美国儿童中ADHD诊断与体育活动之间的关系。这项基于人群的回顾性横断面研究使用了2016年照顾者报告的全国儿童健康调查（NSCH）的数据。在调整后的二元模型中，被诊断患有ADHD的儿童进行日常体育活动的几率比未被诊断的儿童低21%。在调整后的多项模型中，与未被诊断的儿童相比，患有ADHD的儿童越来越不太可能报告额外的体育活动天数。鉴于体育活动对ADHD患者的已知益处，本研究强调了需要为这一人群增加获得一种重要治疗辅助手段的机会。
