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Incremental clinical utility of continuous performance tests in childhood ADHD – an evidence‐based assessment approach

Despite extensive research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are still uncertainties regarding the clinical utility of different ADHD assessment methods. This study aimed to examine the incremental clinical utility of Conners’ continuous performance test (CPT) II and QbTest i...

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Autores principales: Tallberg, Pia, Råstam, Maria, Wenhov, Lena, Eliasson, Glen, Gustafsson, Peik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30452083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12499
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author Tallberg, Pia
Råstam, Maria
Wenhov, Lena
Eliasson, Glen
Gustafsson, Peik
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description Despite extensive research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are still uncertainties regarding the clinical utility of different ADHD assessment methods. This study aimed to examine the incremental clinical utility of Conners’ continuous performance test (CPT) II and QbTest in diagnostic assessments and treatment monitoring of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Retrospective data from child and adolescent psychiatric records of two populations were studied. The diagnostic clinical utility of Conners’ CPT II and QbTest was analysed using receiver operator characteristics (ROC) and post‐test probability in 80 children with and 38 without ADHD. Dose titrations of central stimulants in 56 children with ADHD were evaluated using QbTest and the Swanson, Nolan, Pelham, version IV (SNAP‐IV) scale. Conners’ CPT II, but not QbTest, had incremental clinical utility in diagnostic assessment of children with ADHD when teacher and parent ratings were inconclusive. QbTest proved useful in titration of central stimulant treatment when parent ratings were inconclusive. Continuous performance tests were found to be clinically useful when rating scales were inconclusive.
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spelling pubmed-73796232020-07-24 Incremental clinical utility of continuous performance tests in childhood ADHD – an evidence‐based assessment approach Tallberg, Pia Råstam, Maria Wenhov, Lena Eliasson, Glen Gustafsson, Peik Scand J Psychol Development and Aging Despite extensive research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are still uncertainties regarding the clinical utility of different ADHD assessment methods. This study aimed to examine the incremental clinical utility of Conners’ continuous performance test (CPT) II and QbTest in diagnostic assessments and treatment monitoring of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Retrospective data from child and adolescent psychiatric records of two populations were studied. The diagnostic clinical utility of Conners’ CPT II and QbTest was analysed using receiver operator characteristics (ROC) and post‐test probability in 80 children with and 38 without ADHD. Dose titrations of central stimulants in 56 children with ADHD were evaluated using QbTest and the Swanson, Nolan, Pelham, version IV (SNAP‐IV) scale. Conners’ CPT II, but not QbTest, had incremental clinical utility in diagnostic assessment of children with ADHD when teacher and parent ratings were inconclusive. QbTest proved useful in titration of central stimulant treatment when parent ratings were inconclusive. Continuous performance tests were found to be clinically useful when rating scales were inconclusive. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-11-19 2019-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7379623/ /pubmed/30452083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12499 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology published by Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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topic Development and Aging
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30452083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12499
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