Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
This study aimed to investigate if an executive functions (EF) intervention could promote these skills in individuals with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eighteen children and adolescents, 7-13 years old, divided into experimental (EG, N = 8) and control (CG, N = 10) groups, we...
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| author | Amanda Menezes Natália Martins Dias Bruna Tonietti Trevisan Luiz Renato R. Carreiro Alessandra Gotuzo Seabra |
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| description | This study aimed to investigate if an executive functions (EF) intervention could promote these skills in individuals with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eighteen children and adolescents, 7-13 years old, divided into experimental (EG, N = 8) and control (CG, N = 10) groups, were assessed in the Block Design and Vocabulary subtests of the WISC III and seven tests of EF. Parents answered two scales, measuring EF and inattention and hyperactivity signs. EG children participated in a program to promote EF in twice-weekly group sessions of one hour each. After 8 months of intervention, groups were assessed again. ANCOVA, controlling for age, intelligence quotient and pretest performance, revealed gains in attention/inhibition and auditory working memory measures for the EG. No effect was found for scales or measures of more complex EF. Results are not conclusive, but they illustrate some promising data about EF interventions in children and adolescents with ADHD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18fe513b1d0b4bd18e9d62dc8b9c328d2025-08-20T02:01:10ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-03-0173322723610.1590/0004-282X20140225S0004-282X2015000300227Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorderAmanda MenezesNatália Martins DiasBruna Tonietti TrevisanLuiz Renato R. CarreiroAlessandra Gotuzo SeabraThis study aimed to investigate if an executive functions (EF) intervention could promote these skills in individuals with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eighteen children and adolescents, 7-13 years old, divided into experimental (EG, N = 8) and control (CG, N = 10) groups, were assessed in the Block Design and Vocabulary subtests of the WISC III and seven tests of EF. Parents answered two scales, measuring EF and inattention and hyperactivity signs. EG children participated in a program to promote EF in twice-weekly group sessions of one hour each. After 8 months of intervention, groups were assessed again. ANCOVA, controlling for age, intelligence quotient and pretest performance, revealed gains in attention/inhibition and auditory working memory measures for the EG. No effect was found for scales or measures of more complex EF. Results are not conclusive, but they illustrate some promising data about EF interventions in children and adolescents with ADHD.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000300227&lng=en&tlng=enregulaçãointervençãofunção executivadesatenção |
| spellingShingle | Amanda Menezes Natália Martins Dias Bruna Tonietti Trevisan Luiz Renato R. Carreiro Alessandra Gotuzo Seabra Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria regulação intervenção função executiva desatenção |
| title | Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| title_full | Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| title_fullStr | Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| title_short | Intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| title_sort | intervention for executive functions in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | regulação intervenção função executiva desatenção |
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