Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Education Program in Improving Quality of Life of Children With ADHD and Their Parents

University Hospital, Montpellier24 enrolled

Overview

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by attention deficit, impulsivity and hyperactivity. It's one of the most frequently encoutered disorder in child psychiatry. ADHD has a significant impact on the quality of life of children and their parents. In the child psychiatry department of the MPEA Peyre Plantade, a Therapeutic Education program specific to ADHD has been set up for children and their parents. This program consists of different workshops whose aim is to reduce the ADHD repercussions on the daily life of children and their families and thus improve their quality of life. The principal aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of this program in improving the quality of life of children with ADHD and their parents.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 13 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Aged 8 to 13 * With a diagnosis of ADHD * Living in the herault department * Participatinf in the therapeutic education program " Living Well with ADHD " Exclusion criteria: * Parent's objection to the use of data collected * Parent unable to complete questionnaires

Locations (1)

Uh Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of life of children

To Evaluate the effectiveness of the therapeutic education program "Living better with ADHD" in improving quality of life of children with ADHD measured by the Kidscreen 27 questionnaire (Total score \& sub score)

Time frame: 1 day