Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Bishop, D. and Houghton, S (2006) Sensitivity of four subtests of the Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch) to stimulant medication in children with ADHD. Educational Psychology in Practice, 26 (3). pp. 325-337. doi:10.1080/01443410500341031 ISSN 0266-7363.
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Abstract
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were examined on four subtests of the Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA‐Ch) when on and off stimulant medication. Performance was assessed relative to 18 individually age‐matched controls. Children with ADHD performed significantly worse on TEA‐Ch measures when off compared to when on stimulant medication. This was found in both predominantly inattentive (n = 6) and combined inattentive and hyperactive‐impulsive (n = 12) subtypes. The age‐matched controls significantly improved with repeated testing on most TEA‐Ch measures. Significant differences were found between the unmedicated children with ADHD and age‐matched controls on sustained attention (Score! and Walk Don’t Walk) and attention control measures (Same and Opposite Worlds). When the ADHD group was on stimulant medication, with the exception of the Walk Don’t Walk subtest, no significant differences were found between them and the age‐matched controls. Unlike the TEA‐Ch subtests, the significant differences between the two groups on the Test of Word Reading Efficiency (TOWRE) subtests remained when attentional status was altered in the children with ADHD. The study supports further investigations of the TEA‐Ch as a measure sensitive to changes in stimulant medication in children with ADHD.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) > Warwick Evidence Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Educational Psychology in Practice |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 0266-7363 |
| Official Date: | 2006 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2006 Published 1 January 2006 Accepted |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Page Range: | pp. 325-337 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01443410500341031 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/89279/ |
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