Moderating effects of Hyperactivity/Impulsivity and Oppositional Behavior on Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Autor: Puffenberger, Synthia Sandoval
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate hyperactivity/impulsivity and oppositional behaviors as potential moderators on multiple outcome measures of a computer based working memory training for children and adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) between the ages of 7 and 17. All participants involved in the study were classified as having ADHD, with either the Primarily Inattentive or Combined type. Measures of executive functioning were completed by participants and their parent’s pre and post-treatment. Parents also rated participants on measures of ADHD. This study is building on previous analysis from a larger study in which it was found that participants improved on multiple measures of executive functioning regardless of the treatment arm they were randomly assigned to (Table 1). Sixty participants initiated participation in the current study, twenty-eight completed training and post-training outcomes measures. Using linear regression analysis one significant interaction for the moderator of hyperactivity/impulsivity on the relationship between treatment and the outcome measure of parent rated BRIEF Plan/Organize scale was found. No other significant interactions were found for the proposed moderators of hyperactivity/impulsivity and oppositional behavior. Due to high dropout rates, this study was underpowered, making significant interactions difficult to detect. Additional studies are needed with larger sample sizes in order to draw more conclusions related to the moderating effects of hyperactivity/impulsivity on working memory training.
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