Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Adults with ADHD Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital for Five Years

Rabab Mohammed Bedawi, Yahya Al-Farsi, Hassan Mirza, Salim Al-Huseini, Tamadhir Al-Mahrouqi, Omaima Al-Kiyumi, Mohammed Al-Azri and Samir Al-Adawi ()
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Rabab Mohammed Bedawi: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Yahya Al-Farsi: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Hassan Mirza: Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Salim Al-Huseini: Department of Psychiatry, Al Masarra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat 113, Oman
Tamadhir Al-Mahrouqi: Psychiatry Residency Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat 130, Oman
Omaima Al-Kiyumi: Psychiatry Residency Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat 130, Oman
Mohammed Al-Azri: Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Samir Al-Adawi: Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: (1) Objectives: This study aimed to assess the 5-year prevalence and clinical profile of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) among adult patients seeking care in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. (2) Methods: The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and standardised prevalence estimates were calculated. (3) Results: Of the 39,881 hospital visits, 1.77% were made by adults with ADHD. This is equivalent to 17.8 visits per 1000 outpatients. The year 2021 saw the highest prevalence among the five years considered, while 2020 had the lowest prevalence. Although the age distribution indicated that the age group ‘under 20’ had the highest prevalence, the gender distribution showed that ADHD was more common among adult men. Among the various subtypes of ADHD, inattention was the most common. (4) Conclusions: This study specifically compared the prevalence and associated factors between an adult cohort with ADHD and those other psychiatric clinic attendees during the same period. The study offers important information on the prevalence and clinical profile of adults with ADHD in the population under consideration.

Keywords: adult ADHD; standardised prevalence estimates; tertiary hospital; age and sex differences; regional variations; subtype and comorbidities; prescription patterns; temporal trends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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