Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. People who have this disorder are characterized by presenting difficulties in the processes of sustained attention, being very active, and having poor control of their...
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| author | Ignasi Navarro-Soria Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier José Manuel García-Fernández Carlota González-Gómez Marta Real-Fernández Marta Sánchez-Múñoz de León Rocío Lavigne-Cervan |
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| description | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. People who have this disorder are characterized by presenting difficulties in the processes of sustained attention, being very active, and having poor control of their impulses. Despite the high prevalence of this disorder and the existence of various tests used for its diagnosis, few data are available regarding the usefulness and diagnostic validity of these tools. Given the difficulties that these subjects present in executive functions, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether the Neuropsychological Assessment of Executive Functions battery for Children (ENFEN, for its acronym in Spanish, Portellano et al., 2009) allows to establish specific profiles of executive performance for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample was made up of 197 participants of both sexes, aged between 6 and 12 years age (134 with a clinical diagnosis and 63 without pathology). A nonexperimental design was followed, using a comparative descriptive study method. The results indicated that the scales of phonological fluency, color path, rings, and interference are the most associated with the diagnosis of ADHD, providing data on inhibition, mental flexibility, sustained and selective attention, planning, verbal fluency, and working memory, among others. The practical implication of these results is in line with providing support in the clinical diagnosis that is carried out in children’s mental health units. In addition, the ENFEN tool can be valued as a suitable psychometric instrument in the psychoeducational field, helping professionals in a school environment to be more aware of the areas of cognitive development in which a student diagnosed with ADHD will have more difficulties and, in doing so, providing more adjusted and effective psychopedagogical measures when it comes to supporting students in their adaptation to the school environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1ad813722b043208cd70b6a8948b6fc2022-12-21T20:29:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-12-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.552322552322Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderIgnasi Navarro-Soria0Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier1José Manuel García-Fernández2Carlota González-Gómez3Marta Real-Fernández4Marta Sánchez-Múñoz de León5Rocío Lavigne-Cervan6Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Elche, SpainDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. People who have this disorder are characterized by presenting difficulties in the processes of sustained attention, being very active, and having poor control of their impulses. Despite the high prevalence of this disorder and the existence of various tests used for its diagnosis, few data are available regarding the usefulness and diagnostic validity of these tools. Given the difficulties that these subjects present in executive functions, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether the Neuropsychological Assessment of Executive Functions battery for Children (ENFEN, for its acronym in Spanish, Portellano et al., 2009) allows to establish specific profiles of executive performance for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample was made up of 197 participants of both sexes, aged between 6 and 12 years age (134 with a clinical diagnosis and 63 without pathology). A nonexperimental design was followed, using a comparative descriptive study method. The results indicated that the scales of phonological fluency, color path, rings, and interference are the most associated with the diagnosis of ADHD, providing data on inhibition, mental flexibility, sustained and selective attention, planning, verbal fluency, and working memory, among others. The practical implication of these results is in line with providing support in the clinical diagnosis that is carried out in children’s mental health units. In addition, the ENFEN tool can be valued as a suitable psychometric instrument in the psychoeducational field, helping professionals in a school environment to be more aware of the areas of cognitive development in which a student diagnosed with ADHD will have more difficulties and, in doing so, providing more adjusted and effective psychopedagogical measures when it comes to supporting students in their adaptation to the school environment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.552322/fullENFENWISC-IVexecutive functionADHDADHD rating scale |
| spellingShingle | Ignasi Navarro-Soria Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier José Manuel García-Fernández Carlota González-Gómez Marta Real-Fernández Marta Sánchez-Múñoz de León Rocío Lavigne-Cervan Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Frontiers in Psychology ENFEN WISC-IV executive function ADHD ADHD rating scale |
| title | Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full | Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_short | Detection of Executive Performance Profiles Using the ENFEN Battery in Children Diagnosed With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_sort | detection of executive performance profiles using the enfen battery in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | ENFEN WISC-IV executive function ADHD ADHD rating scale |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.552322/full |
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