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Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common chronic disease in children. Allergic symptoms affect daily activities and increase risk of psychosocial emotion and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Immunotherapy has been proven in improving AR symptoms Objective: To identify prevalence of the risk of psychosocial emotion disorder and ADHD and its relation with immunotherapy duration in AR children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was held in AR children aged 4-18 years at Allergy Immunology Outpatient Clinic, Dr. Soetomo Hospital, during March 2017. Immunotherapy duration categorized into 0-6 months, 6 months-1 year, 1-2 years, 2-3 years. Psychosocial emotion disorder risk assessed using Pediatric Symptoms Checklist 17 (PSC-17), scored into four different subscales: Internalizing, Externalizing, Attention, and Total Score. ADHD risk was assessed using Abbreviated Conner's Rating Scale (ACRS). Statistical analysis using One-Way ANOVA and Eta test, with a value of p< 0.05 considered as significant. Results: Total of 37 children included. Based on immunotherapy duration 0-6 months, 6 months-1 year, 1-2 years, and 2-3 years, prevalence risk of ADHD are 20.6%, 15.4%, 12.5%, and 12.5%, and prevalence of psychosocial emotion disorder risk are only in immunotherapy duration 6 months-1 year 12.5%. There were no correlation between immunotherapy duration with risk of psychosocial emotion disorder (p = 0.945) and significantly correlated to ADHD (p = 0.049, r = 0.326). Conclusion: Prevalence risk of ADHD decrease as the immunotherapy duration increase and immunotherapy duration weakly correlated with risk of ADHD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
