The Relationships Between ADHD and Social Functioning and Participation in Older Adults in a Population-Based Study
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Objective: To examine the associations between ADHD and social functioning and participation among older adults. Method: Data were used from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA). In 2008/2009, respondents were asked about social functioning and participation. A diagnostic interview to diagnose ADHD was administered among a subsample ( N = 231, age 60-94 years). ADHD diagnosis and level of ADHD symptoms were assessed. Results: ADHD diagnosis was associated with being divorced/never married, having less family members in their network, and emotional loneliness. Level of ADHD symptoms was associated with more emotional support given, emotional and social loneliness, greater recreational social participation, and lower income level. Conclusion: ADHD in old age is related to being divorced/never married and loneliness but not to work participation. Psycho geriatric practices should direct their attention to loneliness when treating ADHD.
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Older adults with ADHD report more partnership problems, higher rates of being divorced or never married, more emotional and social loneliness, more financial problems and lower lifetime productivity, as well as reduced health-related quality of life and reduced satisfaction with life compared to older individuals without ADHD.
“For example, older adults with ADHD report about more partnership problems, higher rates of being divorced or never being married, more emotional and social loneliness, more financial problems and lower lifetime productivity, as well as a reduced health-related quality of life and reduced satisfaction with life compared to older individuals without ADHD (Michielsen et al. 2015; Brod et al. 2012; L”
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- Authors
- Michielsen, M., Comijs, H. C., Aartsen, M. J., Semeijn, E. J., Beekman, A. T. F., Deeg, D. J. H., & Kooij, J. J. S.
- Affiliations
- PsyQ (NL)
- Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-12-30
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 368-379
- ISSN
- 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1246
- OpenAlex
- W2144722465
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pure.amsterdamumc.nl
- Locations
- Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Eli Lilly and Company
- AstraZeneca
- Cilag
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- social functioning, social participation (health and rehabilitation), loneliness, older adults, marital status, family networks, emotional support, income, work participation, geriatric psychiatry
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Family, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Loneliness, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Social Adjustment, Social Class, Marital Status
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