TABLE 3.
Attention regulation: Inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity (MAPS-AR)
| Number of sometimes, almost always, and always responses by POEM disease severity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item, n (%) | Mild AD (n = 10) |
Moderate AD (n = 25) |
Severe AD (n = 25) |
p-Value |
| Inattention | ||||
| Seem easily distracted by things that were happening around him/her | 1 (10) | 13 (52) | 15 (60) | .03 |
| Jump quickly from one toy or activity to another without really playing with toys | 3 (30) | 8 (32) | 19 (72) | <.01 |
| Have trouble paying attention to a simple book or story for 5 mins or longer | 0 | 11 (44) | 17 (68) | <.01 |
| Hyperactivity/Impulsivity | ||||
| Demand your attention w/o being able to wait | 5 (50) | 18 (72) | 22 (88) | .06 |
| Have trouble sitting still even for a few minutes | 1 (10) | 12 (48) | 20 (80) | <.01 |
| Run of climb so dangerously that you couldn’t take your eyes off him/her | 1 (10) | 11 (44) | 17 (68) | <.01 |
| Fidget restlessly during feedings or mealtime | 3 (30) | 17 (68) | 20 (80) | .02 |
| Context | ||||
| Have trouble paying attention, keeping still or waiting during daily routines, that is, meal time, bedtime, getting dressed | 3 (30) | 15 (60) | 19 (56) | .04 |
| Have trouble paying attention, keeping still, or waiting no matter what is going around him/her | 2 (20) | 10 (40) | 18 (72) | <.01 |
| Have trouble paying attention, keeping still or waiting when excited | 2 (20) | 13 (52) | 16 (64) | .06 |
| Have trouble paying attention, keeping still, or waiting when frustrated, angry or upset | 2 (20) | 14 (56) | 22 (88) | <.01 |
| Have trouble paying attention, keeping still, or waiting when tired, hungry or sick | 4 (40) | 17 (68) | 19 (72) | .12 |
Note: Bold = statistically significant, p < .05.
Abbreviations: MAPS-AR, Multidimensional Assessment Profile of Attention Regulation; POEM, Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure.