Visual Attention and Math Performance in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
| Autor: | Kimberley Heinrich, Annette E. Richard, Elise K. Hodges |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Visual perception Adolescent Intelligence education Context (language use) Neuropsychological Tests Impulsivity behavioral disciplines and activities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Intervention (counseling) mental disorders medicine Humans Cognitive Dysfunction Survivors Child Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Problem Solving Neuropsychology Cognition General Medicine Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Objective test Female medicine.symptom Mathematics Photic Stimulation Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 33:1015-1023 |
| ISSN: | 1873-5843 |
| Popis: | Objective Attentional and academic difficulties, particularly in math, are common in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Of cognitive deficits experienced by survivors of childhood ALL, attention deficits may be particularly responsive to intervention. However, it is unknown whether deficits in particular aspects of attention are associated with deficits in math skills. The current study investigated relationships between math calculation skills, performance on an objective measure of sustained attention, and parent- and teacher-reported attention difficulties. Method Twenty-four survivors of childhood ALL (Mage = 13.5 years, SD = 2.8 years) completed a computerized measure of sustained attention and response control and a written measure of math calculation skills in the context of a comprehensive clinical neuropsychological evaluation. Parent and teacher ratings of inattention and impulsivity were obtained. Results Visual response control and visual attention accounted for 26.4% of the variance observed among math performance scores after controlling for IQ (p < .05). Teacher-rated, but not parent-rated, inattention was significantly negatively correlated with math calculation scores. Conclusions Consistency of responses to visual stimuli on a computerized measure of attention is a unique predictor of variance in math performance among survivors of childhood ALL. Objective testing of visual response control, rather than parent-rated attentional problems, may have clinical utility in identifying ALL survivors at risk for math difficulties. |
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