• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2009

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to develop and obtain the nonnative data of the computerized Comprehensive Attention Test(CAT) in Korean children and adolescents. It also aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the CAT. Methods: We developed the computerized CAT which includes the selective attention task, the sustained attention to response task, the flanker task, the divided attention task, and the spatial working memory task. We investigated the test-retest reliability and the construction validity of this computerized version by using the data from 21 children, and gathered the nonnative data of 9l2 subjects, aged 4 to 15 years, dwelling in the Metropolitan Seoul area in 2008. Results: No statistical differences between means of the tests and retests of the CAT were observed. The mean of the correlation coefficient of the test-retest scores was 0.715. The results from the factor analyses explained 51.7% of the cumulative variance. In addition, the nonnative data for all of the CAT subtests were obtained. Conclusion: The computerized CAT can be used as a reliable and valid tool in both clinical and research settings for Korean children and adolescents with or without neuropsychiatric conditions such as attention deficit.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 고령자의 신경인지 기능의 정량적이고 객관적인 평가를 위해 개발된 직관적 평가 기술이 접목된 전산화 종합 신경인지 검사 방법에 대한 타당도와 신뢰도를 검증하고자 한다. 피험자는 신체 건강한 60대 이상 고령자를 100명을 대상으로 실험을 진행하였다. 고령자의 종합적인 신경인지기능을 평가하기 위하여 (주)싸이버메딕에서 개발한 전산화 종합 인지기능검사(Computerized Neuro-cognitive Function Test: 이하 CNT, cybermedic. Co., Korea)를 사용하였다. 검사는 주의력 검사, 기억력 검사와 문제 해결력 검사로 구성하였다. CNT의 검사항목별 상관분석 결과, 주의력 검사와 기억력 검사에서 주의력이라는 단일영역을 측정하는 특성을 확인할 수 있었다. 문제해결력 검사에서도 측정 목적은 다르지만 문제해결을 위한 포괄적인 인지기능검사가 가능하고 높은 수준의 유의한 상관관계를 확인 할 수 있었다. 신뢰도 분석에서 검사-재검사에 대한 반분신뢰도 및 내적 일치도는 유의하게 높은 수준을 보였다. 위 연구 결과, 본 연구에서 구성한 종합 신경인지 검사 항목이 재연성과 유효성을 확보하였다고 판단된다.

• 재활치료과학
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.55-69
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• 2017

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 종합 신경인지기능 평가인 Comprehensive Neurocognitive Function Test(CNFT)의 표준화 자료를 얻고 신뢰도와 공인타당도를 검증하기 위함이다. 연구방법 : CNFT는 기억력, 집중력, 감각,운동협응, 전두엽 및 고위인지기능을 평가하는 것으로 결과는 전산화되어 일관성 있고 자동으로 처리된다. 연구대상은 표준화 자료를 얻고 신뢰도를 검증하기 위한 조사에서 20대부터 80대 이상까지 서울특별시와 대구시에 거주하는 정상 성인 140명이 참여하였다. Computerized Neurocognitive Function Test(CNT)와의 상관관계를 통하여 타당도를 검증하기 위한 조사에는 정상 성인 40명이 참여하였다. 결과 : 정확도는 연령이 증가할수록 낮아지며, 반응속도는 늦어졌다. 또한 영역별 점수 분석결과 기억력, 전두엽 및 고위인지기능 점수가 낮은 편으로 나타났다. 2주 간격의 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 r=.48~.85로 나타났고 두 검사 사이의 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>.05). CNT와의 세부 영역과의 상관계수는 r=.67~.79이다(p<.05). 결론 : 종합 신경인지기능 평가인 CNFT의 표준자료와 해석기준이 마련되었다. CNFT는 인지기능에 문제를 평가할 수 있는 신뢰도와 타당도를 갖춘 평가도구이다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2016

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop the computerized Comprehensive Learning Test-Reading (CLT-R) to evaluate the cognitive processes and achievements related to their basic reading ability and identify dyslexia in children and adolescents in South Korea. We also obtained the normative data and evaluated the reliability and validity of the test. Methods: We developed the CLT-R, including the word attack/nonword decoding, paragraph reading, sound blending, nonword repetition, rapid automatized naming, letter-sound matching, visual attention, orthography awareness, and digit span tests, for the purpose of diagnosing dyslexia. We investigated the reliability and validity of the tests and gathered the normative data from 399 subjects (male 48.9%), aged 5-14 years, from the last grade in kindergarten to middle school, dwelling in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Results: No statistical differences were observed between the means of the tests and retests of the CAT. The mean of the correlation coefficient of the test-retest scores was 0.85. According to the construct validity test calculated by principal constant analysis using the oblique rotation method, 4 factors explained 70.0% of the cumulative variances. In addition, the normative data were obtained for all of the CLT-R subtests. Conclusion: The computerized CLT-R can be used as a reliable and valid tool to evaluate the reading achievement and reading related cognitive process in Korean children and adolescents in schools, clinics, and research institutes.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the trajectory of change of diverse attention and working memory in Koreans from 4 to 40 years of age. Methods: The data of 912 subjects from 4 to 15 years of age obtained from a previous standardization study of the computerized comprehensive attention test were merged with the newly obtained data of 150 subjects aged 16 to 40 years from this study. We evaluated the various kinds of attention, in which each subtest had five indicators. Working memory, with parameters such as number of correct responses and span, was also measured. Results: Our findings indicated that attention developed as age increased, and it decreased or was maintained after a certain age. Selective and sustained attention developed rapidly in children and adolescents, until mid-teens or 20 s when it ceased development. Divided attention, however, developed up to approximately age 20. In addition, working memory developed until mid-teens or 20 s. Conclusion: We presented the standardized data on diverse kinds of attention and working memory in children, adolescents, and adults in Korea. We could recognize any patterns of change in attention and working memory with increasing age.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2017

Objectives: Executive dysfunction including working memory deficit has been suggested to be one of the major neuropsychological etiologies of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the augmentative effects of Cogmed working memory training on the symptoms and neurocognitive functions in medicated children and adolescents with ADHD. Methods: Twenty-five children with ADHD, aged 7 to 19 years, taking ADHD medication participated in this study. The participants were trained for 5 weeks with a commercially available and computerized working memory program ($Cogmed^{(R)}$) without any changes to their medication. The Korean version of the ADHD Rating Scale, Clinical Global Impression Scale, and Comprehensive Attention Test were administered before training and 4 weeks and 7 months after training, respectively. Results: After completing the training, the clinical symptoms and function, rated by the parents and clinician, were improved. In addition, the level of commission errors was significantly reduced in the selective attention (visual/auditory) task, sustained attention to response task, and flanker task. The untrained visuospatial short-term memory and working memory were also improved. These effects were still observed 7 months after the training. Conclusion: Cogmed working memory training can be a promising training option for the additional improvement of the symptoms and deficits in working memory and response inhibition in medicated children with ADHD.