Bills Sarah E, Schatz Jeffrey, Varanasi Sreya, Johnston Julia D, Gillooly Elizabeth
Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2025 Jun;32(2):266-277. doi: 10.1007/s10880-024-10027-3. Epub 2024 Jul 9.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood condition that places youth at increased risk for deficits in complex attention suggestive of increased risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We used systematic screening to assess the prevalence of ADHD in a clinic-based sample of youth with SCD and explored factors related to ADHD. Caregivers of 107 children with SCD (ages 7-11 years) completed routine psychosocial screening which included inattentive symptoms of ADHD. Follow-up diagnostic procedures were completed for patients with elevated inattentive symptoms to assess for ADHD diagnoses. Biomedical and social-environmental variables were examined from the screening and medical records. Twenty-six percent of patients showed elevated inattentive symptoms with 13% meeting diagnostic criteria for ADHD diagnoses. Most children (75%) who met criteria for ADHD had not been previously diagnosed. Disease severity did not predict inattentive symptoms or ADHD diagnoses, though a measure of chronic inflammation was associated with ADHD. Family functioning was related to elevated inattentive symptoms but not ADHD diagnoses. Children with SCD show relatively high rates of ADHD with many cases not detected through routine care. Screening for ADHD as part of hematology care may be a feasible strategy to improve identification and access to intervention.
镰状细胞病(SCD)是一种遗传性血液疾病,会使青少年出现复杂注意力缺陷的风险增加,这表明他们患注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)的风险也会增加。我们通过系统筛查评估了以诊所为基础的SCD青少年样本中ADHD的患病率,并探讨了与ADHD相关的因素。107名SCD儿童(7至11岁)的照顾者完成了常规心理社会筛查,其中包括ADHD的注意力不集中症状。对注意力不集中症状升高的患者完成了后续诊断程序,以评估ADHD诊断情况。从筛查和病历中检查了生物医学和社会环境变量。26%的患者表现出注意力不集中症状升高,13%符合ADHD诊断标准。大多数符合ADHD标准的儿童(75%)此前未被诊断出。疾病严重程度不能预测注意力不集中症状或ADHD诊断,不过一项慢性炎症指标与ADHD有关。家庭功能与注意力不集中症状升高有关,但与ADHD诊断无关。SCD儿童的ADHD发病率相对较高,许多病例通过常规护理未被发现。将ADHD筛查作为血液学护理的一部分可能是一种可行的策略,以改善识别和获得干预的机会。
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