RT Journal Article
T1 Microsoft Kinect-based Continuous Performance Test: An Objective Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Assessment
A1 Delgado Gómez, David
A1 Peñuelas Calvo, Inmaculada
A1 Masó Besga, Antonio Eduardo
A1 Vallejo Oñate, Silvia
A1 Baltasar Tello, Itziar
A1 Arrua Duarte, Elsa
A1 Vera Varela, María Constanza
A1 Carballo Belloso, Juan José
A1 Baca García, Enrique
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.
PB JMIR
SN 1438-8871
YR 2017
FD 2017-03-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/129402
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/129402
LA eng
NO Delgado-Gomez D, Peñuelas-Calvo I, Masó-Besga AE, Vallejo-Oñate S, Baltasar Tello I, Arrua Duarte E, Vera Varela MC, Carballo J, Baca-García E. Microsoft Kinect-based Continuous Performance Test: An Objective Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Assessment. J Med Internet Res. 2017 Mar 20;19(3):e79. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6985
DS Docta Complutense
RD 27 feb 2026