Document Type : original article
Authors
1 Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran. And Associate professor, Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Psychology of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
4 Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine Cancer Prevention Research Center. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
5 Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Abstract
Background: The current study aims to compare the effects of medicine and lifestyle changes with medication alone on the quality of sleep in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Method: The study uses a mixed-methods approach to design a treatment for children with ADHD. It uses inductive thematic analysis, identifies problems, and creates a lifestyle modification package. The package is reviewed and approved by a panel of experts. The study evaluated the effects of two interventions on children with ADHD and sleep problems using a quasi-experimental design. The population consisted of 7-11years old from the Felavarjan region, diagnosed with ADHD and having sleep issues. The study involved a combination of drug therapy and lifestyle modification, drug therapy alone, or no intervention.
Result: the findings show that, when compared to the control group, there is a significant difference in sleep quality between the experimental groups that received medication and lifestyle adjustment and those that received medication alone (P<0.05). Children's sleep quality was considerably enhanced by the combination of medicine and lifestyle change, which was more effective than medication alone.
Conclusion: Lifestyle change combined with medication was found to be more effective in improving sleep quality in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder compared to medicine alone. Based on the findings of the present study, lifestyle modification is suggested as a complementary approach to pharmacotherapy for reducing problems and improving sleep quality in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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