Choi Hyun Woo, Choi Chi-Hyun, Lim Myung Ho, Kwon Ho-Jang, Yoo Seung-Jin, Paik Ki Chung, Kim Kyoung Min
Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Environmental Health Center, Dankook University Medical Center, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Psychiatry Investig. 2019 Jun;16(6):425-432. doi: 10.30773/pi.2019.03.26. Epub 2019 Jun 25.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in elementary school children. The present study investigated the characteristics of ADHD in Korean elementary school children using the Korean version of the ADHD Rating Scale (K-ARS). The data was compared with those obtained from a comparable American population.
Participants included 29,914 elementary school children, aged 6-12 years, from a medium-sized city. The parents completed the home version of the K-ARS. The total and subscale-specific normative data and sex- and age-related mean score differences were analyzed. These data were compared with those obtained from the American population using independent t-tests.
Mean total and subscale K-ARS scores were significantly higher among boys (vs. girls) and younger children aged equal to or less than 8 years old (vs. older children). Mean scores on the hyperactivity-impulsivity subscale were lower than those of American children, but similar to another Korean sample.
Our data characterized ADHD symptoms in Korean children. However, further studies are needed to identify the cultural differences underlying ratings of ADHD symptom severity.
注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）是小学生中常见的神经发育障碍。本研究使用注意缺陷多动障碍评定量表韩国版（K-ARS）调查了韩国小学生中ADHD的特征。将数据与从可比的美国人群中获得的数据进行比较。
参与者包括来自一个中等规模城市的29914名6至12岁的小学生。家长完成了K-ARS的家庭版。分析了总分和各分量表的常模数据以及与性别和年龄相关的平均得分差异。使用独立t检验将这些数据与从美国人群中获得的数据进行比较。
男孩（与女孩相比）以及8岁及以下的年幼儿童（与年龄较大的儿童相比）的K-ARS总分和各分量表平均得分显著更高。多动冲动分量表的平均得分低于美国儿童，但与另一个韩国样本相似。
我们的数据描述了韩国儿童ADHD症状的特征。然而，需要进一步研究以确定ADHD症状严重程度评分背后的文化差异。
