Quality of life of adolescent males with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Abstract
Most psychosocial research on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has focused on deficits in school, family, or behavioral functioning without incorporating perceived quality of life (QoL) or the adolescents' perspective. The Youth Quality of Life Instrument--Research Version (YQOL-R), was used to assess self-perceived QoL in a community sample of adolescents aged 11-18 years. Fifty-five adolescent males with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD were compared to a group of 107 adolescents with no chronic conditions (NCC) and a group of 52 adolescents with mobility impairments (MI). The adolescents with ADHD reported significantly lower perceived QoL scores, particularly in the Self and Relationship domains, than the NCC group. Their scores were similar to those from the group with MI, a group previously shown to have a substandard QoL. Interventions to improve self-esteem and social interactions might use QoL outcomes in evaluating effectiveness.
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Decreased QOL among individuals with ADHD is well established.
“Decreased QOL among individuals with ADHD is well established (Klassen et al. 2004; Topolski et al. 2004; Zambrano-Sanchez et al. 2012), with QOL negatively correlated with symptom severity (Klassen et al. 2004; Matza et al. 2004).”
From Participant-Perceived Quality of Life in a Long-Term, Open-Label Trial of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2014) · cites this paper as Topolski et al. 2004
The instrument authors describe the 41 perceptual items as the "heart of the YQOL-R".
“Although the contextual items may be useful in assessing the impact of ADHD and changes in QOL with intervention, the authors of the instrument describe the 41 perceptual items as the “heart of the YQOL-R” (Topolski et al. 2004).”
From Participant-Perceived Quality of Life in a Long-Term, Open-Label Trial of Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2014) · cites this paper as Topolski et al. 2004
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- Authors
- Topolski, T. D., Edwards, T. C., Patrick, D. L., Varley, P., Way, M. E., & Buesching, D. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Eli Lilly (United States) (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-02
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 163-173
- ISSN
- 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1246
- OpenAlex
- W2008237562
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 1.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, quality of life, adolescent boys, subjective quality of life, mobility impairment, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, psychosocial functioning
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Quality of Life, Self Concept, Severity of Illness Index, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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