Effect of Twelve Weeks of Aerobic Training on Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children
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Purpose
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the prevalent disorders in child psychiatry. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a 12-weeks aerobic training on the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in male primary school students in Kashan.
Material And Methods
This research was a semi-experimental study. The study population consisted of 300 male students in primary schools of Kashan suffering from ADHD between years2011-12. Thus 60 students with the highest degree of ADHD were selected using Diagnostic Questionnaire Conner (CPRS) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) and were grouped randomly, and according to their demographical characteristics, into a control group (age 9.17 ± 1.55, weight 31.60 ± 8.11 and height 133.86 ± 8.617) and an intervention group (age 10.53 ±1.52, weight 28.06 ± 7.70 and height 132.06 ± 9.04). All psychological and sport protocols were under observation of a psychiatrist and a sport physiologist. Experimental group did aerobic exercises for 12 weeks, 3 times a week, and with 60 to 85 percent of their reserved heart rate, while the control group just followed their routine life. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was used to check the normality of the data distribution and Independent T-test was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the exercises at the significance level of p≤0.05. All the data analyses were done using SPSS software (version 16).
Results
There was a significant difference in ADHD (p=0.000) of the experimental group in post-test (p≤0.05). But there was no significant difference in the control group (p≥0.05). Discussion and
Conclusion
These findings pointed to the role and importance of sport and regular and organized exercises, as a non-invasive and non-medicinal method, in preventing and treatment of child behavior disorders and emphasized on its necessity according to the industrial circumstances ruling human society.
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English
Published:
Iranian Journal of Health And Physical Activity, Volume:5 Issue: 1, 2014
Page:
50
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