TY  - JOUR
AU  - Delgado-Gomez, David
AU  - Peñuelas-Calvo, Inmaculada
AU  - Masó-Besga, Antonio Eduardo
AU  - Vallejo-Oñate, Silvia
AU  - Baltasar Tello, Itziar
AU  - Arrua Duarte, Elsa
AU  - Vera Varela, María Constanza
AU  - Carballo, Juan
AU  - Baca-García, Enrique
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/03/20
TI  - Microsoft Kinect-based Continuous Performance Test: An Objective Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Assessment
JO  - J Med Internet Res
SP  - e79
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
KW  - kinect
KW  - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
KW  - continuous performance test
KW  - impulsivity
KW  - hyperactivity
AB  - Background: One of the major challenges in mental medical care is finding out new instruments for an accurate and objective evaluation of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Early ADHD identification, severity assessment, and prompt treatment are essential to avoid the negative effects associated with this mental condition. Objective: The aim of our study was to develop a novel ADHD assessment instrument based on Microsoft Kinect, which identifies ADHD cardinal symptoms in order to provide a more accurate evaluation. Methods: A group of 30 children, aged 8-12 years (10.3 [SD 1.4]; male 70% [21/30]), who were referred to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit of the Department of Psychiatry at Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital (Madrid, Spain), were included in this study. Children were required to meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria of ADHD diagnosis. One of the parents or guardians of the children filled the Spanish version of the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior (SWAN) rating scale used in clinical practice. Each child conducted a Kinect-based continuous performance test (CPT) in which the reaction time (RT), the commission errors, and the time required to complete the reaction (CT) were calculated. The correlations of the 3 predictors, obtained using Kinect methodology, with respect to the scores of the SWAN scale were calculated. Results: The RT achieved a correlation of -.11, -.29, and -.37 with respect to the inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity factors of the SWAN scale. The correlations of the commission error with respect to these 3 factors were -.03, .01, and .24, respectively. Conclusions: Our findings show a relation between the Microsoft Kinect-based version of the CPT and ADHD symptomatology assessed through parental report. Results point out the importance of future research on the development of objective measures for the diagnosis of ADHD among children and adolescents. 
SN  - 1438-8871
UR  - http://www.jmir.org/2017/3/e79/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6985
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28320691
DO  - 10.2196/jmir.6985
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.6985
ER  -