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. 2012 Aug 10;12:107. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-107

Table 2.

Parents report of ADHD core symptoms (attention, hyperactivity, total score) regarding the treatments (NF, MED, combined)

 
Pre treatment
Post treatment
Pre-Post change (T1-T2)1
 
Treatment effect2
Barkley rating scores N Mean 95 % CI N Mean 95 % CI N Mean3 95 % CI Effect size4 p-unadj.5 p-adj.6 p-uadj.5 p-adj.6
Total
< .001
0,310
0.173
0,228
 Medication
29
34,5
(30.6, 38.5)
22
27,8
(24.0, 31.6)
22
7.9
(4.5, 11.4)
   
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback + Medication
24
32,6
(28.6, 36.6)
22
23,7
(19.8, 27.6)
22
8,6
(5.0, 12.2)
1.76
 
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback
23
37
(33.9, 40.0)
19
26,7
(23.4, 30.1)
19
10,7
(7.6, 13.8)
2.25
 
 
 
 
Attention
< .001
0,738
0,098
0,139
 Medication
29
15,9
(13.8, 18.0)
22
15,2
(13.2, 17.2)
22
1,5
(-0.3, 3.3)
0.70
 
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback + Medication
24
15,9
(13.9, 18.0)
22
14,5
(12.0, 17.2)
22
1,1
(-0.7, 3.0)
0.46
 
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback
23
19,2
(17.2, 21.1)
19
16,6
(14.5, 18.7)
19
3,1
(1.6, 4.5)
2.08
 
 
 
 
Hyperactivity
< .001
0,077
0,101
0,186
 Medication
29
18,7
(16.3, 21.0)
22
12,5
(10.2, 14.4)
22
6,5
(4.3, 8.6)
2.45
 
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback + Medication
24
16,7
(14.3, 19.0)
22
9,1
(6.8, 11.4)
22
7,5
(4.9, 10.0)
1,75
 
 
 
 
 Neurofeedback 23 17,8 (15.9, 19.6) 19 10,1 (8.0, 12.2) 19 7,6 (5.6, 9.6) 2.88        

1 Tests for within-subject-contrast in the General linear modell (GLM). 2 Between-groups-effect in the GLM. 3 Mean of the differences, i.e. excluding drop outs at one missing point. 4 Effect size measure δRM (ref Morris). 5 Unadjusted model. 6 Model adjusted for age and sex.