Impact of time on task on ADHD patient’s performances in a virtual classroom
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Background Use of virtual reality tool is interesting for the evaluation of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patients. The virtual environment offers the opportunity to administer controlled task like the typical neuropsychological tools, but in an environment much more like standard classroom. Previous studies showed that a virtual classroom was able to distinguish performances of children with and without ADHD, but the evolution of performances over time has not been explored. The aim of this work was to study time on task effects on performances of ADHD children compared to controls in a virtual classroom (VC).Methods 36 boys aged from 7 to 10 years completed the virtual classroom task. We compared the performance of the children diagnosed with ADHD with those of the control children. We also compared attentional performances recorded in the virtual classroom with measures of the Continuous Performance Test (CPT II).Results Our results showed that patients differ from control subjects in term of time effect on performances. If controls sustained performances over time in the virtual reality task, ADHD patients showed a significant performance decrement over time. Performances at the VC correlated with CPT II measures.Conclusion ADHD children are vulnerable to a time on task effect on performances which could explain part of their difficulties. Virtual reality is a reliable method to test ADHD children ability to sustain performances over time.
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Bioulac, Lallemand et al. proposed a virtual development that implied the first steps in the evolution of face-to-face therapies to more innovative interventions.
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After analysing the literature, there is an agreement about the efficiency of targeted face-to-face therapies focused on the enhancement of time management skills.
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These new therapies included the use of new technologies such as virtual environments and computer-based therapies, thus providing users with a greater autonomy.
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- Authors
- Bioulac, S., Lallemand, S., Rizzo, A., Philip, P., Fabrigoule, C., & Bouvard, M. P.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Bioulac, Stéphanie
- Venue
- European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 514-521
- ISSN
- 1090-3798 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2156087012
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 40
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- FWCI
- 4.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Paediatric Neurology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, virtual learning environments, virtual reality, time on task, sustained attention, children, neuropsychological assessment, attentional performance
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Computer Simulation, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Schools, Time Factors, User-Computer Interface
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