Quantifying ADHD Symptoms in Open-Ended Everyday Life Contexts With a New Virtual Reality Task.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify goal-directed behavior and ADHD symptoms in naturalistic conditions, we developed a virtual reality task, EPELI (Executive Performance in Everyday LIving), and tested its predictive, discriminant and concurrent validity.

Method

We collected EPELI data, conventional neuropsychological task data, and parent-ratings of executive problems and symptoms in 38 ADHD children and 38 typically developing controls.

Results

EPELI showed predictive validity as the ADHD group exhibited higher percentage of irrelevant actions reflecting lower attentional-executive efficacy and more controller movements and total game actions, both indicative of hyperactivity-impulsivity. Further, the five combined EPELI measures showed excellent discriminant validity (area unde

SUBMITTER: Seesjarvi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature