TY  - JOUR
A1  - Baader, Anna
A1  - Kiani, Behnaz
A1  - Brunkhorst-Kanaan, Nathalie
A1  - Kittel-Schneider, Sarah
A1  - Reif, Andreas
A1  - Grimm, Oliver
T1  - A within-sample comparison of two innovative neuropsychological tests for assessing ADHD
JF  - Brain Sciences
N2  - New innovative neuropsychological tests in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD have been proposed as objective measures for diagnosis and therapy. The current study aims to investigate two different commercial continuous performance tests (CPT) in a head-to-head comparison regarding their comparability and their link with clinical parameters. The CPTs were evaluated in a clinical sample of 29 adult patients presenting in an ADHD outpatient clinic. Correlational analyses were performed between neuropsychological data, clinical rating scales, and a personality-based measure. Though inattention was found to positively correlate between the two tests (r = 0.49, p = 0.01), no association with clinical measures and inattention was found for both tests. While hyperactivity did not correlate between both tests, current ADHD symptoms were positively associated with Nesplora Aquarium's motor activity (r = 0.52 to 0.61, p < 0.05) and the Qb-Test's hyperactivity (r = 0.52 to 0.71, p < 0.05). Conclusively, the overall comparability of the tests was limited and correlation with clinical parameters was low. While our study shows some interesting correlation between clinical symptoms and sub-scales of these tests, usage in clinical practice is not recommended.
KW  - ADHD
KW  - neuropsychology
KW  - continuous performance test
KW  - Qb-Test
KW  - Nesplora Aquarium
KW  - attention
KW  - hyperactivity
KW  - GHQ-28
KW  - UPPS
KW  - impulsivity
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-220089
SN  - 2076-3425
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
ER  -