Monitoring Quality of Life in Adults With ADHD: Reliability and Validity of a New Measure
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Objective: To develop and evaluate a questionnaire, the ADHD Impact Module for Adults (AIM-A), to dimension quality of life for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Six multi-item AIM scales were developed and evaluated in 317 participants enrolled in an open-label trial. Multitrait scaling analysis and correlations between the AIM-A and the ADHD Rating Scale were evaluated. Differences in scale scores based on severity (clinician rated), subtype, previous medication experience, and sensitivity to change were examined, and F statistics were compared for the AIM-A and the ADHD Rating Scale. Results: 100-80% scaling successes were observed for the AIM-A scales. Alpha coefficients were ≥.83. Significant correlations were observed (range: .494 to .200). The AIM-A discriminated based on severity, subtype, and medication experience ( p ≤ .01) and was sensitive to change ( n = 23, p ≤ .001). Conclusion: Psychometric findings are encouraging. Future efforts will examine validity and responsiveness in larger clinical samples with different therapeutic interventions. (J. of Att. Dis. 2007; 11(3) 351—362
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The AIM-A multi-item scale is a validated QOL measure that has demonstrated treatment sensitivity in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of a long-acting psychostimulant.
“The self-reported Adult ADHD Impact Module (AIM-A) [22] multi-item scale is a validated QOL measure that has demonstrated treatment sensitivity in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of a long-acting psychostimulant [23].”
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- Authors
- Landgraf, J. M.
- Affiliations
- HealthActCHQ,
- Corresponding author
- Landgraf, Jeanne M.
- Venue
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-11
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 351-362
- ISSN
- 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1246
- OpenAlex
- W2048937574
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 1.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
- Keywords
- adult ADHD, quality of life, questionnaire development, psychometric validation, ADHD Rating Scale, sensitivity to change, ADHD symptom severity, ADHD subtypes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Reproducibility of Results
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