1. Increased prevalence of parent ratings of ADHD symptoms among children with bilateral congenital cataracts
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Zhuo-Ling Lin, Duo-Ru Lin, Jing-Jing Chen, Jing Li, Xiao-Yan Li, Li-Sha Wang, Zhen-Zhen Liu, Qian-Zhong Cao, Chuan Chen, Yi Zhu, Wei-Rong Chen, Yi-Zhi Liu, and Hao-Tian Lin
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ,congenital cataract ,conners’ parent rating scale-48 ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
AIM: To investigate the behavioral and psychological disorders and the prevalence of parent ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among children with bilateral congenital cataracts (CCs). METHODS: This cross-sectional study investigated children with bilateral CC aged 3-8y (CC group) using Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-48 (CPRS-48) from July to December 2016. The abnormal rates of psychological symptoms in CC children and normal vision (NV) children were compared using the Chi-square test. The scores of CC children were compared with those of NV children and the Chinese urban norm using the independent samples t-test and one-sample t-test, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 262 valid questionnaires were collected. The ratio of CC children to NV children was 119:143. The overall rate of psychological symptoms in CC children was 2.28 times higher than that in NV children (46.22% vs 20.28%, Pearson’s χ2=20.062; P
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- 2019
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