Quantified assessment of hyperactivity in ADHD youth using IR-UWB radar

Research on the quantification of hyperactivity in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been limited and inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to test the discriminative value of impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radar for monitoring hyperactive individuals with A...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-05, Vol.11 (1), p.9604-9604, Article 9604
Main Authors: Lee, Won Hyuk, Kim, Johanna Inhyang, Kwon, Amy M., Cha, Jong Ho, Yim, Daehyeon, Lim, Young-Hyo, Cho, Seok-Hyun, Cho, Sung Ho, Park, Hyun-Kyung
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Language:English
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hyperactivity
multidisciplinary
Radar
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Variance analysis
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Summary:Research on the quantification of hyperactivity in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been limited and inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to test the discriminative value of impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radar for monitoring hyperactive individuals with ADHD and healthy controls (HCs). A total of 10 ADHD patients and 15 HCs underwent hyperactivity assessment using IR-UWB radar during a 22-min continuous performance test. We applied functional ANOVA to compare the mean functions of activity level between the 2 groups. We found that the mean function of activity over time was significantly different and that the activity level of the ADHD group slightly increased over time with high dispersion after approximately 7 min, which means that the difference in activity level between the two groups became evident at this period. Further studies with larger sample sizes and longer test times are warranted to investigate the effect of age, sex, and ADHD subtype on activity level function.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-89024-7