Normative Study of the K-ARS(Korean ADHD Rating Scale) for Parents.
- Author:
Su Jin JANG
1
;
Dong Su SUH
;
Hee Jung BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. joolianj@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
K-ARS(Korean ADHD Rating Scale);
Normative Data;
T score
- MeSH:
Child;
Classification;
Diagnosis;
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Parents*;
Psychiatry;
Seoul
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2007;18(1):38-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The K-ARS(Korean ADHD Rating Scale) is one of the most important assessment tool of attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) in Korea. In this study, we presented detailed normative data on the K-ARS for school-aged children in Seoul metropolitan area to put it to practical use. METHODS: The subjects were 2,397 students(1,223 boys and 1,174 girls, aged 6-12) from 4 elementary schools in Seoul, and one caretaker of each child completed the K-ARS for parents. Children who showed high scores of the KARS for parents were screened, and 2 child psychiatrists interviewed them to make a clinical diagnosis. We compared the mean scores of the K-ARS for parents between ADHD and normal group, and examined the percentage of correct classification. RESULTS: There were some differences in score of the K-ARS for parents according to sex and age, so we presented continuous normative data with T score and subdivided cut-off points for ADHD screening. Interviews with child psychiatrists using DSM-IV criteria were performed to test diagnostic validity, and the difference in every the K-ARS for parents index between ADHD and normal group was significant(p<.001). Using 3 different cut-off points(80th, 90th, 93rd percentage), the accuracies of ADHD correct classification were 67.9, 72.2, 71.1% and all 3 canonical discriminants were significant(p<.05) between ADHD and normal group. CONCLUSION: The normative data and cut-off points on the K-ARS for parents are useful in screening ADHD children in Seoul metropolitan area.
