TY - JOUR

T1 - Cognitive training for children with ADHD

T2 - composite cognitive score outcome in a randomized controlled trial

AU - Bikic, Aida

AU - Dalsgaard, Søren

AU - Pittman, Brian

AU - Leckman, James Frederick

AU - Wexler, Bruce

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Purpose of the article: Cognitive training for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has shown promising, although mixed results. In post-hoc analyses, we evaluate effects of cognitive training using a novel composite cognition score as the outcome for children attending at least 16 sessions of training, dose-response of training and associations between symptoms and cognitive functioning. Materials and methods: Children (age 6–13) with ADHD were randomized to intervention (n = 26) or control (n = 34). For the current analysis, we restricted the intervention group to children, who completed at least 16 sessions of cognitive training (n = 26) and examined a dose response within that group. Results: Cognition improved significantly in the intervention, but not control group. Amount of the completed training sessions correlated significantly with the amount of cognitive improvement. Conclusion: Variations in dose and frequency of training may be an important source of the variance in previous studies.

AB - Purpose of the article: Cognitive training for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has shown promising, although mixed results. In post-hoc analyses, we evaluate effects of cognitive training using a novel composite cognition score as the outcome for children attending at least 16 sessions of training, dose-response of training and associations between symptoms and cognitive functioning. Materials and methods: Children (age 6–13) with ADHD were randomized to intervention (n = 26) or control (n = 34). For the current analysis, we restricted the intervention group to children, who completed at least 16 sessions of cognitive training (n = 26) and examined a dose response within that group. Results: Cognition improved significantly in the intervention, but not control group. Amount of the completed training sessions correlated significantly with the amount of cognitive improvement. Conclusion: Variations in dose and frequency of training may be an important source of the variance in previous studies.

KW - ADHD

KW - Cognition

KW - composite score

KW - non-pharmacological treatment

KW - remediation

U2 - 10.1080/08039488.2023.2270954

DO - 10.1080/08039488.2023.2270954

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37905332

AN - SCOPUS:85175492516

VL - 78

SP - 87

EP - 91

JO - Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Supplement

JF - Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Supplement

SN - 0803-9496

IS - 1

ER -