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Avaliação do transtorno do déficit de atenção e hiperatividade (TDAH) em idosos: estudo caso-controle

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Author	Benkendorf, Cristiany Bittencourt Sakae, Thiago Mamoru Xavier, André Junqueira
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Objetivo: Verificar a possibilidade de rastreio do Transtorno do Deficit de Atencao e Hiperatividade (TDAH) em idosos. Metodos: Foi utilizada a escala AHA - Assessment of Hyperactivity and Attention, modificada por Xavier e Benkendorf; e questionarios sobre abuso de substâncias, status mental, capacidade funcional e causas externas. Foi realizado um estudo caso-controle onde foi avaliada a frequencia de exposicao ao TDAH nos avos das criancas com TDAH (casos) e sem TDAH (controles). Em seguida, foram incluidos em um segundo grupo, os avos cujas informacoes foram obtidas por informantes, a respeito de consumo de alcool e tabaco. Resultados: Os resultados obtidos por meio da escala no primeiro grupo nao apresentaram significância estatistica em funcao da pequena amostra obtida. No segundo grupo o consumo de alcool e o tabagismo foram significativamente maiores entre os avos das criancas portadoras de TDAH. Discussao: O consumo de alcool e/ou tabagismoentre avos de criancas com diagnostico de TDAH pode ser indicador de problemas mentais e/ou comportamentais entre os mesmos. Os idosos portadores de TDAH sao dificilmente diagnosticados, por evoluiremoligossintomaticos em funcao do uso de substâncias como a nicotina e o alcool, que podem abrandar ou mascarar os sintomas do TDAH. Objectives: To verify the possibility of screening Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in elder populations. Methods: The Assessment of Hyperactivity and Attention Scale - AHA Scale (Mehringer, 2002), modified by Xavier and Benkendorf, was used, to address this issue, and a questionnaire about consumption and substance abuse (alcohol and tobacco), mental status, functional capacity, accidents and violence was applied. A casecontrol study was performed, including as cases ADHD children and their grandparents and controls non ADHD children and their grandparents two groups of analysis; in the second group were used information obtained from the family. The sample was composed by grandparents of children with or without ADHD diagnosis.Results: The results of modified AHA scale did not show significant statistical difference between cases and controls in the first group. However, the study found significant greater consumption of alcohol and tobacco among grandparents of ADHD children. Discussion: The consumption of alcohol and tobacco can be an indicator of mental and/or behavioral problems in the families involved, one possible explanation is that the tobacco and alcohol intake can calm down or hide ADHD symptoms among elderly.
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Volume Number	39
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.acm.org.br/acm/revista/pdf/artigos/788.pdf
Language	English
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