Wada N, Yamashita Y, Matsuishi T, Ohtani Y, Kato H
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, 830-0011, Fukuoka, Japan.
Brain Dev. 2000 Sep;22(6):378-82. doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(00)00168-6.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of the test of variables of attention (TOVA) to distinguish between 6- to 12-year-old Japanese male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD group; n=17) meeting DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria, and age-matched, normal Japanese male controls (control group; n=19). The TOVA is a computer-administered, visual continuous performance test that provides measures of attention. The ADHD group had significantly higher means than the control group in all variables: omission errors, commission errors, response time, response time variability, anticipatory responses, and multiple response. Control children exhibited age-related changes in two variables: response time and response-time variability, but no age-related changes were observed in any variables in the ADHD group. This preliminary study indicates that the TOVA makes a useful contribution to the diagnosis of Japanese male children with ADHD.
本研究的目的是评估注意力变量测试（TOVA）区分符合《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版（DSM-IV）和《国际疾病分类》第十版（ICD-10）标准的6至12岁日本男性注意力缺陷多动障碍儿童（ADHD组；n = 17）与年龄匹配的正常日本男性对照组（对照组；n = 19）的能力。TOVA是一种通过计算机进行的视觉持续性操作测试，可提供注意力测量。ADHD组在所有变量上的平均值均显著高于对照组：遗漏错误、误判错误、反应时间、反应时间变异性、预期反应和多重反应。对照组儿童在两个变量上表现出与年龄相关的变化：反应时间和反应时间变异性，但ADHD组在任何变量中均未观察到与年龄相关的变化。这项初步研究表明，TOVA对日本男性ADHD儿童的诊断有很大帮助。
