Kerns Kimberly A, Macsween Jennifer, Vander Wekken Shelly, Gruppuso Vincenza
Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2010;13(6):413-22. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2010.511421. Epub 2010 Oct 31.
The current study investigated the efficacy of a direct intervention programme aimed at improving attention abilities in children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT) program is an intervention which targets proposed attention networks. CPAT task difficulty automatically adjusts based on participant performance. Ten children aged 6-15 with FASD completed an average of 16 hours of intervention over ~9 weeks at school, aided by a research assistant providing metacognitive strategies and support.
Pre- and post-intervention assessments indicate significant improvement on several attention measures including sustained attention and selective attention. In addition, several measures of spatial working memory, math fluency, and reading fluency also significantly increased, suggesting that better attention leads to better cognitive performance.
Results provide support for the use of computerized attention training materials as part of an effective intervention for cognitive performance in children with FASD.
本研究调查了一项旨在提高胎儿酒精谱系障碍（FASD）儿童注意力的直接干预计划的效果。
计算机化渐进式注意力训练（CPAT）计划是一项针对所提出的注意力网络的干预措施。CPAT任务难度会根据参与者的表现自动调整。10名6至15岁的FASD儿童在学校约9周的时间里平均完成了16小时的干预，由一名研究助理提供元认知策略和支持。
干预前后的评估表明，在包括持续注意力和选择性注意力在内的多项注意力测量指标上有显著改善。此外，空间工作记忆、数学流畅性和阅读流畅性的多项测量指标也显著提高，这表明更好的注意力会带来更好的认知表现。
研究结果支持将计算机化注意力训练材料作为FASD儿童认知表现有效干预措施的一部分使用。
