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. 2020 Aug 17;12(8):e9814. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9814

Table 2. Results of executive functioning and sluggish cognitive tempo.

ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; BDEFS, Barkley Deficits in Executive Function Scale; Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scales; BAARS; N. ranks, negative ranks, P. ranks, positive ranks; Asymp. Sig.: asymptotic significance; TAU, treatment as usual: medication and psychoeducation; TAUTx, treatment as usual: medication, psychoeducation, and modular adult therapy

Group Wilcoxon signed-rank test Total executive function (BDEFS) Total ADHD score (BAARS) Sluggish cognitive tempo (BAARS) Executive function index (BDEFS) Executive functions symptoms (BDEFS)
Group I/TAUTx N. ranks 14 12 12 13 13
P. ranks 0 2 0 1 1
Ties 0 0 2 0 0
Total 14 14 14 14 14
Z score -3.296 -2.858 -3.076 -3.126 -3.234
Asymp. Sig. (two-tailed) 0.001 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.001
Group II/TAU N. ranks 16 16 13 12 16
P. ranks 2 2 2 6 2
Ties 0 0 3 0 0
Total 18 18 18 18 18
Z score -3.310 -2.701 -3.087 -1.810 -3.050
Asymp. Sig. (two-tailed) 0.001 0.007 0.002 0.070 0.002