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Ying-Bo Lv1, Wei Cheng1, Meng-Hui Wang1
1Pediatric Health Care Section, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China.
World Journal of Clinical Cases
|July 14, 2023
Summary
A multimodal integrated intervention significantly improved treatment efficacy for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) compared to medication alone. This approach demonstrated better outcomes, higher satisfaction, and fewer adverse events.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder in children, affecting over 5% of the population.
- Despite extensive research, effective treatments for ADHD remain a challenge due to the disorder's heterogeneity.
- Current diagnostic and treatment approaches for ADHD present ongoing difficulties for clinicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a multimodal integrated intervention for pediatric ADHD.
- To compare the efficacy of multimodal intervention with standard medication-only treatment in children with ADHD.
Main Methods:
- A case-control study involving 98 children diagnosed with ADHD, randomized into two groups: medication-only and multimodal integrated intervention.
- The multimodal group received medication combined with parent training, behavior modification, sensory integration therapy, and sand tray therapy.
- Treatment efficacy was assessed using clinical endpoints, including symptom severity and functional impairment.
Main Results:
- The multimodal integrated intervention group showed significantly higher treatment efficacy (91.84%) compared to the medication-only group (75.51%).
- Children in the multimodal group exhibited reduced symptom scores on the Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire and Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale.
- Higher compliance, increased family satisfaction, and a lower incidence of adverse events were observed in the multimodal intervention group.
Conclusions:
- Multimodal integrated intervention is an effective strategy for alleviating ADHD symptoms in children.
- This approach enhances cognitive functions such as memory and attention, with a favorable safety profile and high parental satisfaction.
- The findings suggest significant potential for the widespread clinical adoption of multimodal interventions for ADHD.
Keywords:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderBehavior modificationMedicationMultimodal integrated interventionSand tray therapySensory integration therapyMore Related Videos
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