Assessment of goal-directed behavior and prospective memory in adult ADHD with an online 3D videogame simulating everyday tasks.

ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of ADHD is based on real-life attentional-executive deficits, but they are harder to detect in adults than in children and objective quantitative measures reflecting these everyday problems are lacking. We developed an online version of EPELI 3D videogame for naturalistic and scalable assessment of goal-directed action and prospective memory in adult ADHD. In EPELI, participants perform instructed everyday chores in a virtual apartment from memory. Our pre-registered hypothesis predicted weaker EPELI performances in adult ADHD compared to controls. The sample comprised 112 adults with ADHD and 255 neurotypical controls comparable in age (mean 31, SD = 8 years), gender distribution (71% females) and educational level. Using web-browser, the participants performed EPELI and oth

SUBMITTER: Jylkka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10248336 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature