Cross Validation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-After School Checklist.
- Author:
Sukhyun LEE
1
;
Bongseog KIM
;
Hanik K YOO
;
Hannah HUH
;
Jaewoo ROH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Self-management; Impulsiveness; After School Checklist; Screening test
- MeSH: Adolescent; Animals; Cats; Checklist*; Child; Gyeonggi-do; Humans; Korea; ROC Curve; Self Care; Seoul
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2018;29(3):129-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-After School Checklist (ASK) by comparing the results of the Comprehensive Attention Test (CAT) and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) Scale and then by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. METHODS: We performed correlation analyses on the ASK and CAT results and then the ASK and CGI-S results. We created a ROC curve and evaluated performance on the ASK as a diagnostic tool. We then analyzed the test results of 1348 subjects (male 56.8%), including 1201 subjects in the general population and 147 ADHD subjects, aged 6–15 years, from kindergarten to middle school in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, South Korea. RESULTS: According to the correlation analyses, ASK scores and the Attention Quotient (AQ) of CAT scores showed a significant correlation of −0.20–−0.29 (p < 0.05). The t-test between ADHD scores and CGI-S also showed a significant correlation (t=−2.55, p < 0.05). The area under the ROC curve was calculated as 0.81, indicating good efficacy of the ASK, and the cut-off score was calculated as 15.5. CONCLUSION: The ASK can be used as a valid tool not only to evaluate functional impairment of ADHD children and adolescents but also to screen ADHD.
