Assessment of the Professional Difficulties of Adult With Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Patients

N/AUnknownNCT04020120

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France50 enrolled

Overview

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is common and well known in children, persists into adulthood in more than 60% of cases, with significant impact on quality of life. Professional domain is particularly impaired. The investigators hypothesize that ADHD symptoms causes professional difficulties, on the emotional, cognitive, physical and relational levels. The main objective of this study is to better characterize these professional difficulties at to follow-up these difficulties after one year. Difficulties will be assessed by questionnaires and semi-directive interview. The secondary objective is to determine what factors modulate these difficulties and what compensation strategies are implemented to address the patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Interventions

questionnairesOTHER

answer questionnaires

Eligibility

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Patients aged 18 to 62 years * Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity by a psychiatrist * No treatment for ADHD in childhood or adolescence * Patient who has been in a professional situation during the last 3 months Exclusion criteria: * Patient on sick leave or unemployed for more than 3 months * Depressive episode in acute phase * Subject with a mobility project that prevents follow-up for 1 year (planned move) * Impossibility of providing the subject with informed information (subject in an emergency situation, difficulties in understanding the subject, mental retardation, illiteracy or insufficient command of the French language...) * Subject under the protection of justice * Subject under guardianship or curatorship

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ-25)

It is a questionnaire with 25 items exploring 4 distinct dimensions: time management, physical demands, mental interpersonal demands and output demands.

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Maslach Burnout Inventory

It is a questionnaire with 22 items exploring 3 distinct dimensions: emotional exhaustion, deshumanization and personal achievement at work