Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity in Children with Hyperactivity

Julio Gallego-Méndez, Jorge Perez-Gomez, José Ignacio Calzada-Rodríguez, Ángel Manuel Denche-Zamorano, María Mendoza-Muñoz, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Miguel Ángel Garcia-Gordillo and Jose C. Adsuar
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Julio Gallego-Méndez: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge Perez-Gomez: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
José Ignacio Calzada-Rodríguez: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Ángel Manuel Denche-Zamorano: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
María Mendoza-Muñoz: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Jorge Carlos-Vivas: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Miguel Ángel Garcia-Gordillo: Facultad de Administración y Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Sede Talca 3467987, Chile
Jose C. Adsuar: Health, Economy, Motricity and Education Research Group (HEME), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the frequency of physical activity in Spanish children aged 8 to 14 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Sample selection was performed using the data obtained from the children’s questionnaire of the National Health Survey of Spain 2017 that is carried out with the children’s parents, and that had an initial size of 6106 participants. After the application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the sample size was reduced to 496 subjects. Results show significant differences between the different levels of physical activity frequency, as well as a positive correlation of the average between HRQoL and ADHD. In conclusion, the practice of physical activity may contribute to the improvement of HRQoL in children with ADHD, possibly achieving greater benefits at higher levels of physical activity practice.

Keywords: ADHD; HRQoL; physical activity; Spanish National Health Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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