Diagnostic Validity of the Comprehensive Attention Test in Patients With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 243 - 249
• Main Authors: Lee, Hyunju, Huh, Hannah, Kim, Woo Young, Lee, Eun Kyoung, Choi, Bum-Sung, Kim, Bongseog, Yoo, Hanik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 대한소아청소년정신의학회 01.10.2024; Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 대한소아청소년 정신의학회
• Subjects: Adults; Age groups; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Hyperactivity; Mental disorders; Neuropsychology; Original; Schizophrenia; Teenagers; 정신과학; United States > US; ADHD; Validity; Sensitivity; Specificity; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Comprehensive attention test
• ISSN: 1225-729X; 2233-9183; 2233-9183
• DOI: 10.5765/jkacap.240017

Objectives: This study verified the diagnostic validity of the Comprehensive Attention Test (CAT) for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods: A total of 336 participants were recruited in this study, including 168 patients with ADHD and 168 control group participants who were one-to-one matched for sex and age. We measured selective attention (visual and auditory), sustained attention, interference-selective attention, divided attention, and working memory in the ADHD and control groups using the CAT. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the CAT were calculated.Results: In this study, it was found that the sensitivity and specificity of the CAT were 0.879 and 0.846 in children, 0.855 and 0.838 in adolescents, and 0.800 and 0.733 in adults, respectively.Conclusion: These results indicate that the CAT has a high diagnostic validity for ADHD from childhood to adulthood.