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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and peer relationships were
investigated in adolescents with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and
attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD: Adolescents with DCD
(n=9), ADHD (n=9), DCD and ADHD (n=10), and typically developing adolescents
(n=16) completed the following questionnaires: KIDSCREEN-52 Health-Related
Quality of Life Questionnaire and Peer Relations Questionnaire for Children.
Twenty-five participants took part in semi-structured interviews. RESULTS:
Adolescents with DCD and ADHD had lower HRQoL on the mood and emotions, school
environment, and financial resources scales of the KIDSCREEN-52 than adolescents
in the DCD and typically developing groups (all p<0.05). On the Peer Relations
Questionnaire for Children, the DCD and ADHD group reported significantly higher
victimization compared with those in the typically developing (p=0.030) and DCD
(p=0.010) groups. Qualitative interviews among young people with DCD and ADHD
revealed feelings of marginalization and victimization. Descriptors such as
'misfits', 'oddballs', 'weird', and 'the rejects' were used to describe
themselves. INTERPRETATION: HRQoL and peer relationships are negatively affected
in adolescents with DCD and ADHD. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS?: Children with
developmental coordination disorder (DCD) do not display poorer overall
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) versus typically developing controls.
Having DCD and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was associated
with poorer HRQoL. Adolescents with DCD and ADHD experience significantly higher
levels of peer victimization than typically developing adolescents. HRQoL and
peer relationships are significantly associated in adolescent respondents.
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