Park Faith, Rapoport Eli, Soled Derek, Adesman Andrew
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, USA.
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.
J Atten Disord. 2022 Jan;26(1):119-124. doi: 10.1177/1087054720969980. Epub 2020 Nov 7.
To investigate associations between ADHD medication and household chore performance by children with ADHD.
A parent questionnaire collected information about the adequacy and quality of their child's performance of two self-care and six family-care chores. Parent perceptions of ADHD medication effect duration were used to identify children with after-school medication benefits (ASMB). Mann-Whitney tests compared children with and without ASMB across measures of chore performance.
A total of 565 parents of children with ADHD that regularly take medication completed the questionnaire. Children with ASMB were more likely to meet parental expectations for five of eight household chores and were more likely to be able to independently complete both self-care and family-care chores than those without ASMB. No differences were noted regarding their need for reminders or assistance with chores.
Improvement in chore performance may be an additional consideration with respect to medication selection for children with ADHD.
探讨多动症药物治疗与多动症儿童家务表现之间的关联。
一份家长问卷收集了有关孩子两项自我照料和六项家庭照料家务表现的充分性和质量的信息。家长对多动症药物疗效持续时间的认知被用于识别有课后药物益处（ASMB）的儿童。曼-惠特尼检验比较了有和没有ASMB的儿童在各项家务表现指标上的差异。
共有565名定期给多动症孩子服药的家长完成了问卷。与没有ASMB的孩子相比，有ASMB的孩子更有可能在八项家务中的五项上达到家长的期望，并且更有可能能够独立完成自我照料和家庭照料家务。在做家务时他们对提醒或帮助的需求方面未发现差异。
家务表现的改善可能是多动症儿童药物选择时的一个额外考虑因素。
