Validación al español de la escala de cribado del trastorno por déficit de atención/hiperactividad en adultos (ASRS v. 1.1): una nueva estrategia de puntuación
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Date
2009-05Permanent link
https://hdl.handle.net/11351/12460DOI
10.33588/rn.4809.2008677
ISSN
1576-6578
WOS
000266016800001
PMID
19396760
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder in the adulthood. It’s diagnosis is a complex process in which a screening tool can be useful.
AIM To analyze the six-question Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v. 1.1) validity in an outpatient clinical context.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS We performed a case-control study, involving 90 patients with ADHD and 90 controls without ADHD. They were outpatient treated in a program for adults ADHD in a hospital. The clinical disorder diagnosis was measured by the Conners Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview. We analyzed the test accuracy for different ways to score and cut-offs.
RESULTS We found the best psychometric characteristics of ASRS v. 1.1 using a quantitative ranking between 0 and 24 points, setting as cut-off 12 points. We observed a sensitivity of 96.7%, specificity 91.1%, positive predictive value 91.6% negative predictive value 96.5%, kappa index 0.88 and area under the curve 0.94 (odds ratio = 297.3; 95% confidence interval = 76.2-1,159). CONCLUSION. The ASRS is a valid and useful tool for the adult ADHD screening in the clinical context.
Keywords
Adults; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ScreeningBibliographic citation
Ramos-Quiroga JA, Daigre C, Valero S, Bosch R, Gómez-Barros N, Nogueira M, et al. Validación al español de la escala de cribado del trastorno por déficit de atención/hiperactividad en adultos (ASRS v. 1.1): una nueva estrategia de puntuación. Rev Neurol. 2009 May;48(9):449–52.
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Professionals
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