J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2023 Jul;34(3):181-187. 10.5765/jkacap.230025.

Association of the Comprehensive Attention Test and the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Jang MS
• Chung SK
• Yang JC
• Park JI
• Kwon JH
• Park TW

• KMID: 2544365
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.230025

Abstract

Objectives
This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the Comprehensive Attention Test, Korean-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-IV scores in children and adolescents with ADHD.
Methods
Fifty-five children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD and not taking psychiatric medications were included in this retrospective study. A correlation analysis was performed.
Results
Although simple visual and auditory selective attention have diagnostic value in traditional continuous performance tests, this study revealed that inhibition-sustained attention and interference-selective attention are also effective in evaluating ADHD. Furthermore, the correlation between the attention and intelligence test scores varied depending on the use of visual or auditory stimuli.
Conclusion
The findings of this study contribute to clarifying our understanding of the cognitive characteristics of children and adolescents with ADHD and can be used in future research.

Keyword

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; WISC-IV; Continuous performance test; Rating scale