Laura J Morizio, Amy L Cook, Rebecca Troeger, Anna Whitehouse
Creating Compassion: Using Art for Empathy Learning with Urban Youth
Contemporary school psychology
cooccurrence attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder adhd physical conditions frequent often goes unrecognised available evidence links adhd physical conditions relies crosssectional studies understanding temporal sequences associations key inform appropriate treatment preventive strategies aimed assess possible longitudinal associations adhd symptoms broad range physical conditions adjusting several confounding factors participants came populationbased quebec longitudinal study child development participants selected quebec birth registry recruited october 1997 july 1998 province quebec canada followed early childhood n2120 age 5 months5 years middle childhood n1750 age 612 years adolescence n1573 age 1317 years main outcome measures included adhd symptom severity physical conditions reported person knowledgeable child early childhood teachers middle childhood selfreported adolescence multivariable regression analyses conducted study prospective associations adhd symptoms later physical conditions physical conditions later adhd symptoms adjusting multiple confounders found several prospective associations adhd symptoms physical conditions including asthma high bmi 1 sd mean epilepsy dental caries acute infections injuries sleep problems adjusting key confounding factors several associations remained adhd symptoms early childhood associated later high bmi middle childhood odds ratio 119 95 ci 105135 adolescence 114 101129 unintentional injuries adolescence 110 101121 adhd symptoms middle childhood significantly associated later dental caries adolescence 110 101120 unintentional injuries early childhood associated later adhd symptoms middle childhood standardised mean difference smd 015 005024 adolescence smd 013 004023 restless legs syndrome symptoms middle childhood associated later adhd symptoms adolescence smd 015 005025 results point need carefully monitor children adhd early middle childhood several physical conditions monitor children particular physical conditions adhd symptoms study also calls policies promote integrated healthcare systems children complex mental physical needs bridging current gap mental physical healthcare services qubec governments ministry health ministry education ministry family affairs lucie andr chagnon foundation robertsauv research institute health safety work qubec statistics institute fonds de recherche du qubecsant fonds de recherche du qubecsociet et culture canadas social science humanities research council canadian institutes health research saintejustine research center french national research agency french translation abstract see supplementary materials section