Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorSchrieff-Elson, Leighen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Abigail Gillianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-24T06:34:14Z
dc.date.available2016-06-24T06:34:14Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and tends to be the most commonly diagnosed childhood behavioural disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the Pay Attention! Intervention with a small group of children diagnosed with ADHD as compared to matched controls. The intervention focused on sustained, selective, alternating and divided attention. After a baseline evaluation, five children aged 6 to 8 years were assigned to receive bi-weekly Pay Attention! sessions for 12 weeks and five matched controls were assigned to a Test-only group. Participants completed an outcome evaluation approximately 12 weeks after their baseline evaluation, both of which included neuropsychological and behavioural (both parent and teacher) assessments. Results show that the intervention is feasible to administer and acceptable to participants. Although no significant treatment effects were found on the neuropsychological outcomes and for the teacher ratings of ADHD, there were however significant effects found on parent ratings of ADHD symptoms on the Child Behaviour Checklist and the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale-II. These preliminary findings add to the growing body of literature on attention training interventions for children with ADHD. However, a randomised controlled trial is warranted to further investigate the specific use of the Pay Attention! intervention with this population in the South African context.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWilson, A. G. (2015). <i>Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20130en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWilson, Abigail Gillian. <i>"Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20130en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWilson, A. 2015. Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wilson, Abigail Gillian AB - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and tends to be the most commonly diagnosed childhood behavioural disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the Pay Attention! Intervention with a small group of children diagnosed with ADHD as compared to matched controls. The intervention focused on sustained, selective, alternating and divided attention. After a baseline evaluation, five children aged 6 to 8 years were assigned to receive bi-weekly Pay Attention! sessions for 12 weeks and five matched controls were assigned to a Test-only group. Participants completed an outcome evaluation approximately 12 weeks after their baseline evaluation, both of which included neuropsychological and behavioural (both parent and teacher) assessments. Results show that the intervention is feasible to administer and acceptable to participants. Although no significant treatment effects were found on the neuropsychological outcomes and for the teacher ratings of ADHD, there were however significant effects found on parent ratings of ADHD symptoms on the Child Behaviour Checklist and the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale-II. These preliminary findings add to the growing body of literature on attention training interventions for children with ADHD. However, a randomised controlled trial is warranted to further investigate the specific use of the Pay Attention! intervention with this population in the South African context. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa TI - Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20130 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20130
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWilson AG. Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20130en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleImplementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africaen_ZA
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