Determinación de la correlación en el uso del Cuestionario de Vanderbilt y la aplicación de pruebas neuropsicológicas para el diagnóstico del Trastorno por Déficit Atencional

Abstract

Introducción: El trastorno por déficit atencional con hiperactividad (TDAH) es el trastorno del neurodesarrollo más habitual en la investigación y práctica clínica con escolares. Se caracteriza por síntomas de inatención y de hiperactividad/impulsividad que dificultan el aprendizaje y la adaptación positiva a la escuela. El TDAH suele ser detectado por medio de escalas de observación del comportamiento y de test neuropsicológicos. El Decreto 170/2009 del Ministerio de Educación Chileno plantea un protocolo de detección basado en la aplicación del Cuestionario Abreviado Conners sin contemplar los aspectos cognitivos que aportan los test neuropsicológicos.

Memoria de trabajo y flexibilidad cognitiva en niños típicos y con diagnóstico de TDAH.

“…Dada la inexistencia de diagnóstico por subtipo, se decidió evaluar a la muestra (n = 85) con un test neuropsicológico para atención y otro para inhibición. Se desechó la posibilidad de un cuestionario de observación conductual como el Vanderbilt adhd Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale (Wolraich et al, 2013), debido a la fuerte discrepancia apreciada, que varios autores informan, entre los reportes de profesores y padres con este tipo de instrumentos (Carreño-Álvarez & Gatica-Ferrero, 2019;Salas et al, 2017).…”

Test of Perception of Differences (CARAS-R): Analysis in A Sample of Peruvian Children and Adolescents

“…On the other hand, it is linked to psychosocial factors such as culture, socioeconomic level, family dynamics, among others (Utria et al, 2011;Ison et al, 2015) Therefore, attention is divided into sub-processes, one of which is sustained attention, being an attentional function that allows continuous concentration on specific tasks (Pamplona et al, 2020) This involves maintaining sensitivity to incoming stimuli for a period of time (Fisher, 2019)Oh, yeah. In addition, it is the ability to maintain the focus to relevant stimuli, resisting the increase of fatigue and distractibility conditions (Portellano, 2005;Portellano, 2014) It also requires the continuous acquisition of new information over an extended period of time (Pérez-Sánchez et al, 2009) Finally, sustained care is relevant within the clinical and educational area, because in several cognitive disorders the attention deficit is reported (Flores-Barrios et al, 2018) Thus, in a clinical context, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) called a neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity (Buongiorno et al, 2020) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013 and has an impact on sustained care in children and manifests itself in difficulties in alertness (Rivera Flores & Vera-Alvarez, 2019)It also impacts other neurocognitive difficulties, such as selective attention, executive functions and working memory (Luo et al, 2019) As a result, ADHD screening has been conducted based on neuropsychological assessments and behavioral observations (Gatica-Ferrero & Carreño Alvarez, 2019); today, neuropsychological tools have been incorporated into the assessment of ADHD and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), such as the Differences Perception Test, CARAS-R (Thurstone & Yela, 2021), Identical Forms -R (Thurstone & Yela, 2012), d2-R Attention Test (Brickenkamp, 2002) and the ADHD/e-ADHD Screening Scale (Fenollar-Cortés, 2020)Oh, yeah. In relation to psychometric instruments, it is important to highlight that sustained attention is investigated by various national authors, however, one of…”