Pilot study of the efficacy of empowering patients through coaching as a complementary therapy in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Neurologia
; 31(2): 83-8, 2016 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent neurodevelopmental disorder and must be considered a public health priority because of its functional repercussions in school, family, and social settings. Health empowerment is an innovative model of care for patients with chronic diseases based on self-management education. Our goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of empowerment using coaching within a multimodal treatment plan in paediatric patients with ADHD. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Descriptive open prospective study. We included children between 6 and 12 years old belonging to patient association in a suburban area of the Region of Madrid. We evaluated the situation before and after 5 cost-free coaching sessions using the Conners Questionnaire, Dundee difficult times of day scale, and satisfaction scales.RESULTS:
We included 49 patients (73.5% males) with an average age of 8.5 years. The ADHD hyperactive-impulsive subtype was present in 63.3% and 77.6% had some type of comorbidity. All were treated with methylphenidate and their clinical course was poor. Clinical improvements were observed in 79.6% with a 34.6% mean reduction in symptoms (SD 11.1), and improvements remained stable at 6 months follow-up after coaching. We reached a satisfaction level of 7.8 out of 10 (SD 1.7), and 95.9% of the participants recommended this treatment to other families.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results provide information on the potential benefits of coaching as complementary treatment for ADHD.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
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Terapias Complementares
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Poder Psicológico
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Es
Revista:
Neurologia
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article