Assessment of the Professional Difficulties of Adult With Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is common and well known in children, persists into adulthood in more than 60% of cases, with significant impact on quality of life. Professional domain is particularly impaired. The investigators hypothesize that ADHD symptoms causes professional difficulties, on the emotional, cognitive, physical and relational levels. The main objective of this study is to better characterize these professional difficulties at to follow-up these difficulties after one year. Difficulties will be assessed by questionnaires and semi-directive interview. The secondary objective is to determine what factors modulate these difficulties and what compensation strategies are implemented to address the patients.

Official Title
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Impact of Adult With Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder on Professional Activity, a Prospective Cohort Study

Conditions
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: questionnaires


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 to 62 years Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity by a psychiatrist No treatment for ADHD in childhood or adolescence Patient who has been in a professional situation during the last 3 months Exclusion criteria: Patient on sick leave or unemployed for more than 3 months Depressive episode in acute phase Subject with a mobility project that prevents follow-up for 1 year (planned move) Impossibility of providing the subject with informed information (subject in an emergency situation, difficulties in understanding the subject, mental retardation, illiteracy or insufficient command of the French language...) Subject under the protection of justice Subject under guardianship or curatorship

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 62 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| ADHD in professional activity<br>Adult ADHD patients in active employment at the time of inclusion or who were in employment within 3 months prior to inclusion | Other: questionnaires<br>* answer questionnaires<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ-25) | It is a questionnaire with 25 items exploring 4 distinct dimensions: time management, physical demands, mental interpersonal demands and output demands. | 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maslach Burnout Inventory | It is a questionnaire with 22 items exploring 3 distinct dimensions: emotional exhaustion, deshumanization and personal achievement at work | 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Prospective, Descriptive, Non-interventional, Monocentric