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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 26(03): e453-e459
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741029
Original Research

Preliminary Study of the Applicability of Software in the Investigation of Sustained Auditory Attention

Mariza Ribeiro Feniman 
1   Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
Maria Renata José 
2   Postgraduate Program in Communication Disorders, Universidade de Tuiuti do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
,
Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mondelli 
1   Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
Dagma Venturini Marques Abramides 
1   Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
José Roberto Pereira Lauris 
3   Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
Karina Krähembühl Salvador 
1   Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
Maria Gabriela Cavalheiro 
4   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Universidade de São Paulo (HRAC-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
,
Luciana Paula Maximino 
1   Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
4   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Universidade de São Paulo (HRAC-USP), Bauru, SP, Brasil
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Abstract

Introduction The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention, is necessary, due to its relationship with learning, language production, cognitive development and school performance.

Objective To evaluate how children performed using software developed to investigate the ability of sustained auditory attention, and to compare the scores obtained in this format with those of the original, non-computerized test.

Methods This cross-sectional study included 52 children of both genders, aged 6 to 11 years, with normal hearing and no history of complaints regarding inattention and/or hyperactivity. The computerized test was administered to all 52 children. The total error score (inattention and impulsivity) and the vigilance decrement were used to define the children's performance when using the software. The scores obtained in the two formats (computer software and original on compact disc) were then compared.

Results Statistically significant differences were found in the scores for innattention, impulsivity, and total error score (inattention and impulsivity) when comparing genders, and a negative correlation coefficient was found when comparing ages. Increased scores were found for all variables of the sustained auditory attention ability test (SAAAT) compared with the original format.

Conclusion Females performed worse than males in all aspects except for vigilance decrement when using the SAAAT software developed to evaluate the ability of SAAAT vigilance; younger children made more errors when using the SAAAT software; inattention errors were more frequent than impulsivity. Overall, higher values were obtained using the SAAAT software, when compared with the original version.

Keywords

attention - children - aptitude - evaluation study - software


Publication History

Received: 30 January 2021

Accepted: 29 August 2021

Article published online:
27 January 2022

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