Table 2. Dependent Variables, Instruments, and Sample Size in 17 Studies a.
| Author | Dependent Variable | Instrument | Sample/Type of Sample | Age | The Atudy Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beh Pajooh et al. (18) | Social skills | Canners b Parent and Teacher Rating Scale, DSM-IV, Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), Raven’s Progressive Matrices a | 20/Available sampling | 12-Jul | Iran/Tehran |
| Moradi et al. (29) | Symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity | DSM-IV-TR and Children Pathological Symptoms | 40/Cluster sampling | 12-Sep | Iran/Tabriz |
| Salehi et al. (21) | Self-perception | CSI-4, The Harter perceived competence scale | 40/ Multi-stage sampling | 11-Sep | Iran/Tehran |
| Shoshtari et al. (30) | Attention | DSM–V or DSM–IV, Clinical Interview | 30/Random cluster sampling | 6-May | Iran/Isfahan |
| Dehghan et al. (24) | Behavioral disorder | DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association | 26/Random sampling | 8-May | Iran/Tehran |
| Sahebanet al. (26) | Reduction symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity | DSM-IV ADHD Symptom on the ADHD Checklist and clinical interview | 40/Random | 12-Jul | Iran/Isfahan |
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| Yaghubi et al. (17) | Reducing ADHD | Canners Continuous Performance Test (CPT), Iran Tova, WISC-R, Canners Parents Rating Scale (CPRS), IVA, DSM-IV-TR | 16/Available sampling | 8 - 9.6 months | Iran/Did not Specify the area |
| Saadat. (31) | Improvement of ADHD symptoms | Child symptom Inventory (CSI-4) | 80/Available sampling | 12-Sep | Iran/Shiraz |
| Shafieian (32) | Increase attention and decrease hyperactivity | Child symptom Inventory (CSI-4) | 14/Available sampling | 11-Aug | Iran/Tehran |
| Hagighi (33) | Decreasing intensity of ADHD | Child symptom Inventory (CSI-4) | 24/Available sampling | 12-Jul | Iran/Isfahan |
| Rahmanzadeh. (34) | Reducing ADHD symptoms | Canners Parent & Teacher Rating Scale, CSI-4 | 30/Random sampling | 12-Jun | Iran/Javanrod |
| Abedi et al. (35) | visual and auditory attention of pre-school boys | Nepsy, Snap-IV scales and Clinical Interview | 30/Cluster sampling | 6 | Iran/Isfahan |
| Hashemi Nosrat Abad et al. (36) | Reducing ADHD symptoms and inattention | DSM-4, CSI-4 | 60/Screening method | 10-Sep | Iran/Did not specify the area |
| Egeland et al. (37) | Working memory in ADHD | F-90 ICD-10, DSM-IV, Neuropsychological Test Performance, Canners Continuous Performance, Trail Making Test, | 67/Randomized controlled trial | 12-Oct | Norway/Departments for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Miranda et al. (38) | ADHD | DSM-IV, Matching Familiar figures Parents and Teacher Ratings of Child Behavior, Progressive Colored Matrices Test, Battery Scale, Behavioral Observation, Behavioral Rating Scales, Low a Conners Teacher Rating scales, Self-Control Rating Scale, WIS-R | 52/Available sampling | 8 - 9.4 months | Spain/Valencia |
| Riahi et al. (39) | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | DSM-IV-TR, Canners Rating Scale, Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S), Global Assessment Function (GAF) | 40/Available sampling | 18 and above | Iran/Tehran |
| Hadianfard et al. (28) | Reducing ADHD Male Great Three and Four CSI-4 | 160/Multi-stage random sampling | 12-Aug | Iran/Shiraz |
a Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; CGI-S, clinical global impressions-severity; CSI-4, children symptom inventory-4 (screens for ADHD and other emotional and behavioral problems); DSM-IV, diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; GAF, global assessment of functioning; SSRS, social skill rating system; WIS-R, wechsler intelligence scale for children-revised.
b A test to measure ADHD children.