Feniman Mariza Ribeiro, José Maria Renata, Mondelli Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia, Abramides Dagma Venturini Marques, Lauris José Roberto Pereira, Salvador Karina Krähembühl, Cavalheiro Maria Gabriela, Maximino Luciana Paula
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil.
Postgraduate Program in Communication Disorders, Universidade de Tuiuti do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan 27;26(3):e453-e459. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1741029. eCollection 2022 Jul.
The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention, is necessary, due to its relationship with learning, language production, cognitive development and school performance. To evaluate how children performed using software developed to investigate the ability of sustained auditory attention, and to compare the scores obtained in this format with those of the original, non-computerized test. This cross-sectional study included 52 children of both genders, aged 6 to 11 years, with normal hearing and no history of complaints regarding inattention and/or hyperactivity. The computerized test was administered to all 52 children. The total error score (inattention and impulsivity) and the vigilance decrement were used to define the children's performance when using the software. The scores obtained in the two formats (computer software and original on compact disc) were then compared. Statistically significant differences were found in the scores for innattention, impulsivity, and total error score (inattention and impulsivity) when comparing genders, and a negative correlation coefficient was found when comparing ages. Increased scores were found for all variables of the sustained auditory attention ability test (SAAAT) compared with the original format. Females performed worse than males in all aspects except for vigilance decrement when using the SAAAT software developed to evaluate the ability of SAAAT vigilance; younger children made more errors when using the SAAAT software; inattention errors were more frequent than impulsivity. Overall, higher values were obtained using the SAAAT software, when compared with the original version.
由于听觉行为测试与学习、语言表达、认知发展和学业表现相关，因此使用专门评估持续注意力的听觉行为测试很有必要。为了评估儿童使用为研究持续听觉注意力能力而开发的软件的表现，并将以这种形式获得的分数与原始的非计算机化测试的分数进行比较。这项横断面研究纳入了52名6至11岁的儿童，男女皆有，听力正常，且无注意力不集中和/或多动的既往病史。对所有52名儿童进行了计算机化测试。使用总错误分数（注意力不集中和冲动性）和警觉性下降来定义儿童使用该软件时的表现。然后比较两种形式（计算机软件和光盘上的原始版本）获得的分数。比较性别时，在注意力不集中、冲动性和总错误分数（注意力不集中和冲动性）的分数上发现了统计学上的显著差异，比较年龄时发现了负相关系数。与原始形式相比，持续听觉注意力能力测试（SAAAT）的所有变量分数均有所增加。在使用为评估SAAAT警觉性能力而开发的SAAAT软件时，除警觉性下降外，女性在所有方面的表现均比男性差；年幼的儿童在使用SAAAT软件时出错更多；注意力不集中错误比冲动性错误更频繁。总体而言，与原始版本相比，使用SAAAT软件获得的值更高。
