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Reliabilität und Validität der Wender-Utah-Rating-Scale-Kurzform: Retrospektive Erfassung von Symptomen aus dem Spektrum der Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit/Hyperaktivitätsstörung

Retz-Junginger, P., Retz, W., Blocher, D., Stieglitz, R.-D., Georg, T., Supprian, T., Wender, P. H., Rösler, M.·2003·Der Nervenarzt
DOI 10.1007/s00115-002-1447-4
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Abstract

The diagnosis of adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) requires the retrospective assessment of ADHD symptoms in childhood. The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) is helpful in detecting ADHD-associated symptomatology in childhood. A German short version (WURS-k) of this instrument has been made available recently. In the present study, we investigated the validity of the WURS-k. In a population of 63 adult ADHD patients (according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria) and 1,303 male controls, ROC analysis indicated a sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 76% at a cutoff of 30 points. In ADHD patients, seven individual factors explained 70.3% of the variance. The highest diagnostic precision was demonstrated using the WURS-k total score. The seven extracted factors of the WURS-k did not differ in diagnostic value. Significant correlations were found between impulsivity according to Eysenck's Impulsivity Questionnaire (EIQ) and excitability, aggression, emotional lability, and satisfaction on the Freiburg Personality Inventory (FPI-R) in ADHD patients. Concerning a 30-50% persistence of ADHD symptomatology in adults, these correlations underline the diagnostic validity of the WURS-k. The scale manifested excellent internal consistency (alpha=0.91) and a split-half correlation of r(12)=0.85.

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  • The WURS-K is an adequate and practical instrument for the retrospective estimation of ADHD symptoms in childhood, with an 85-93% sensitivity and a 76-92% specificity for childhood ADHD.

    “We used the WURS-K as an adequate and practical instrument for the retrospective estimation of ADHD symptoms in childhood with an 85–93% sensitivity and a 76–92% specificity for childhood ADHD (Retz-Junginger et al. 2003).”

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Authors
Retz-Junginger, P., Retz, W., Blocher, D., Stieglitz, R.-D., Georg, T., Supprian, T., Wender, P. H., & Rösler, M.
Affiliations
  • Saarland University (DE)
  • University Hospital of Basel (CH)
  • Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Der Nervenarzt
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2003-11
Volume
74
Issue
11
Pages
987-993
ISSN
  • 0028-2804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-0407
DOI
10.1007/s00115-002-1447-4
OpenAlex
W2619316636
Cited by
233
References
7
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FWCI
3.47
Type
journal article
Language
de
Open access
closed
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  • Der Nervenarzt (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
Wender Utah Rating Scale, adult ADHD, childhood ADHD symptoms, diagnostic validity, reliability statistics, internal consistency, sensitivity and specificity, impulsivity, Freiburg Personality Inventory, factor structure
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Reproducibility of Results

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