OBJECTIVE: To evaluate internal and external consistency of a French adaptation of the SWAN (a 7-point rating strength-based scale, from far below to far above average) and its accuracy as a diagnostic test among children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). METHOD: Parents of 88 children referred for ADHD were interviewed using the SWAN-F, a structured interview (DISC-4.0) and the Conners' Rating Scale. Internal consistency and divergent and convergent validity of the SWAN-F were examined using the DISC-4.0 and Conners' Rating Scales as reference standards for four dimensions: Inattention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder. RESULTS: The internal consistency of SWAN-F was within acceptable ranges for all dimensions (Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.80). Scores of the SWAN-F subscales were strongly associated with the DISC-4.0 diagnostic assignments and Conners' Rating Scales, following logical patterns of correspondence between diagnoses. Its accuracy as a diagnostic test was comparable to Conners' Rating Scale, with a lower rate of false positives. CONCLUSIONS: The information gathered with the SWAN-F is compatible with that obtained using the DISC-4.0 and Conners' Rating Scale. Strength-based rating scales have the potential to evaluate the normal distribution of behaviors and to provide reliable cut-off defining abnormal behavior.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate internal and external consistency of a French adaptation of the SWAN (a 7-point rating strength-based scale, from far below to far above average) and its accuracy as a diagnostic test among children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). METHOD: Parents of 88 children referred for ADHD were interviewed using the SWAN-F, a structured interview (DISC-4.0) and the Conners' Rating Scale. Internal consistency and divergent and convergent validity of the SWAN-F were examined using the DISC-4.0 and Conners' Rating Scales as reference standards for four dimensions: Inattention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder. RESULTS: The internal consistency of SWAN-F was within acceptable ranges for all dimensions (Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.80). Scores of the SWAN-F subscales were strongly associated with the DISC-4.0 diagnostic assignments and Conners' Rating Scales, following logical patterns of correspondence between diagnoses. Its accuracy as a diagnostic test was comparable to Conners' Rating Scale, with a lower rate of false positives. CONCLUSIONS: The information gathered with the SWAN-F is compatible with that obtained using the DISC-4.0 and Conners' Rating Scale. Strength-based rating scales have the potential to evaluate the normal distribution of behaviors and to provide reliable cut-off defining abnormal behavior.
Authors: K M Cornish; T Manly; R Savage; J Swanson; D Morisano; N Butler; C Grant; G Cross; L Bentley; C P Hollis Journal: Mol Psychiatry Date: 2005-07 Impact factor: 15.992
Authors: J M Swanson; H C Kraemer; S P Hinshaw; L E Arnold; C K Conners; H B Abikoff; W Clevenger; M Davies; G R Elliott; L L Greenhill; L Hechtman; B Hoza; P S Jensen; J S March; J H Newcorn; E B Owens; W E Pelham; E Schiller; J B Severe; S Simpson; B Vitiello; K Wells; T Wigal; M Wu Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2001-02 Impact factor: 8.829
Authors: Caroline M Lewczyk; Ann F Garland; Michael S Hurlburt; James Gearity; Richard L Hough Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2003-03 Impact factor: 8.829
Authors: James M Swanson; Sabrina Schuck; Miranda Mann Porter; Caryn Carlson; Catharina A Hartman; Joseph A Sergeant; Walter Clevenger; Michael Wasdell; Richard McCleary; Kimberley Lakes; Timothy Wigal Journal: Int J Educ Psychol Assess Date: 2012-04