[STS2-4B-3] The Application of Neurofeedback Therapy on Improving Score of Test of Variable of Attention in ADHD Children in Jakarta
There’re no global consensus on the prevalence of ADHD-children, meta-regression analyses had estimated the worldwide prevalence at between 5.29% and 7.1% in children and adolescents. One of therapies to treat ADHD is neurofeedback. Neurofeedback is biofeedback which use brain activity display. This study aims to test the effectiveness of neurofeedback on improving Test of Variable of Attention (T.O.V.A) score which objectively measures the component related to ADHD symptoms such as attention and impulsivity.
Thirty-six children consisted of twenty-seven boys and nine girls participated in this study within year 2011-2016. Every participants were diagnosed with ADHD by clinicians and attended the T.O.V.A. All participants took neurofeedback session every weeks for at least ten times or more.
The mean of T.O.V.A score increase 319.6% (M pretest T.O.V.A = 0.61, SD = 2.77; M posttest T.O.V.A = 2.56, SD= 2.95). The results also show children with pure ADHD/ADD has high mean difference between pretest and posttest T.O.V.A score compare to children with ADHD/ADD with comorbidity (M ADHD/ADD pure = 2.08; M ADHD/ADD comorbid = 1.39). In addition, results show that there are no significance difference mean score between children who completed ten times sessions and children who completed more than ten times sessions.
Implementation for at least ten times neurofeedback sessions has shown significant improvement on T.O.V.A score in children with ADHD in Jakarta [t(35)= -5.17, p < 0.05]. Neurofeedback can be considered as therapy to increase level of attention and self-control for ADHD-children, especially ADHD-children without comorbidity.
Thirty-six children consisted of twenty-seven boys and nine girls participated in this study within year 2011-2016. Every participants were diagnosed with ADHD by clinicians and attended the T.O.V.A. All participants took neurofeedback session every weeks for at least ten times or more.
The mean of T.O.V.A score increase 319.6% (M pretest T.O.V.A = 0.61, SD = 2.77; M posttest T.O.V.A = 2.56, SD= 2.95). The results also show children with pure ADHD/ADD has high mean difference between pretest and posttest T.O.V.A score compare to children with ADHD/ADD with comorbidity (M ADHD/ADD pure = 2.08; M ADHD/ADD comorbid = 1.39). In addition, results show that there are no significance difference mean score between children who completed ten times sessions and children who completed more than ten times sessions.
Implementation for at least ten times neurofeedback sessions has shown significant improvement on T.O.V.A score in children with ADHD in Jakarta [t(35)= -5.17, p < 0.05]. Neurofeedback can be considered as therapy to increase level of attention and self-control for ADHD-children, especially ADHD-children without comorbidity.