Psychiatry Investig.  2014 Jul;11(3):266-271.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Like Behavioral Problems and Parenting Stress in Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. hduk@yahoo.com
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Yongsang Andong Hospital, Andong, Republic of Korea.
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Metis Neuropsychiatric Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
Previous studies have reported comorbidity of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and allergic diseases. The current study investigated ADHD like behavioral symptoms and parenting stress in pediatric allergic rhinitis.
METHODS
Eighty-seven children (6-13 years old) with allergic rhinitis and 73 age- and sex-matched children of control group were recruited. Diagnosis and severity assessments of allergic rhinitis were determined by a pediatric allergist. The Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), ADHD Rating Scale (ARS), and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were completed by their mothers.
RESULTS
In the allergic rhinitis group, the total PSI-SF score (p<0.01), ARS score (p<0.01), the subscale scores of the CBCL including somatization, attentional problems and emotional instability (p=0.01; p<0.01; p<0.01) and prevalence of ADHD (p=0.03) were significantly higher than those of the control group. Among mothers of children with allergic rhinitis, those of children with comorbid ADHD demonstrated significantly higher parenting stress than those without comorbid ADHD (p<0.01). Parenting stress was correlated with severity of child's allergic symptoms and the ARS total score (beta=0.50, p<0.01; beta=0.39, p<0.01). There was a significant correlation between allergic symptom severity and the ARS total score (B=8.4, SD=2.5, t=3.3, p<0.01).
CONCLUSION
This study demonstrated that ADHD symptoms were common in children with allergic rhinitis, and this factor increased parenting stress and disrupted the parent-child relationship. Routine evaluation and early management of ADHD symptoms in pediatric allergic rhinitis may benefit families of children with allergic rhinitis.

Keyword

ADHD; Allergic rhinitis; Behavior problems; Children; Parenting stress

MeSH Terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity*
Behavioral Symptoms
Checklist
Child
Child Behavior
Comorbidity
Diagnosis
Humans
Mothers
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting*
Parents*
Prevalence
Rhinitis*
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