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Table 1 Summary of assessment measures for NICAP

From: Developmental brain trajectories in children with ADHD and controls: a longitudinal neuroimaging study

Measures

Source

Timepoint

  

CAP

NICAP

  

1

2

1

2

3

Diagnostic Interview

      

 ADHD & comorbidities

DISC-IV; structured clinical interview [32]

P

•

 

•

 

•

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      
 

Structural T1

C

  

•

•

•

 

Structural T2

C

  

•

•

•

 

Multishell DWI

C

  

•

•

•

 

Resting state fMRI

C

  

•

•

•

 

Quantitative susceptibility mapping

C

  

•

•

•

Cognitive Assessment

      

 Intellectual functioning

WASI: vocabulary, matrix reasoning [52]

C

•

 

•

•

•

 Language

CELF 4th edition: screening test [53]

C

•

 

•

•

•

 Academic achievement

WRAT 4: word reading, numeracy [54]

C

•

 

•

•

•

 Working memory

Computerised spatial n-back

C

  

•

•

•

 Inhibition

Computerised Stop-signal task

C

  

•

•

•

 Sustained attention

Computerised SART

C

  

•

•

•

 Spatial attention

Landmark task

C

  

•

•

•

 Cognitive flexibility

Computerised set-shifting task

C

  

•

•

•

 Visual-motor

Grooved pegboard test

C

  

•

•

•

Questionnaires

      

Puberty development

Pubertal development scale; Tanner stage charts

P

  

•

•

•

Child functioning

      

 ADHD symptoms

Conner’ 3 parent & teacher ADHD index [30]

P, T

•

•

•

•

•

 Autism Spectrum Disorder

SCQ - Lifetime version [55]; SSIS: Autism spectrum scale [56]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Mental health & social functioning

SDQ: Total problems score, emotional, conduct, peer and inattention-hyperactivity scale [57]

P, T

•

•

•

•

•

 Social Skills

SSIS: Responsibility, self-control, bullying, communication and engagement scales [56]

P, T

•

•

•

•

•

 Prosocial behaviours

SDQ: Prosocial behaviour [57]

P, T

•

•

•

•

•

 Victimisation

SEQ: Physical victimisation, relational victimisation [58]

P

 

•

•

•

•

 Quality of Life

Pediatric quality of life inventory (Peds QL v4) [59]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Health

Medication history, child global health, sustained injuries, allied health services use

P

•

•

•

•

•

Home environment

      

 Parental mental health

Kessler 6 (K6): psychosocial symptom screener [60]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Family quality of life

CHQ: Emotional impact, time impact, family activities [61]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Family adversity

Stressful life events scale [62]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Parenting

LSAC parenting scales: parental warmth, hostility, consistency, parental self-efficacy [63]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Couple relationship

LSAC family functioning scales: parental conflict, support, and relationship satisfaction [63]

P

•

•

•

•

•

 Pre/postnatal factors

LSAC prenatal & postnatal questions

P

•

    

School environment

      

 Classroom performance

SSIS: Academic competence [56]

T

•

•

•

 

•

 Teacher-child relationship

STRS (short form): conflict and closeness [64]

T

•

•

•

 

•

 Teacher characteristics

Including teacher age, gender, teaching experience, education, self-efficacy, from LSAC; level of support.

T

•

•

•

 

•

 Education services

Specialised school services, individual education plans, in-class assistance and grade repetition.

T

•

•

•

 

•

Physical Measures

       
 

Height, weight

C

•

 

•

•

•

 

Saliva

C

  

•

•

•

  1. Child ages for data collection timepoints are 7 years (CAP 1), 8.5 years (CAP 2) 10 year (NICAP 1), 11.5 years (NICAP 2) and 13 years (NICAP 3)
  2. Abbreviations: CELF Clinical evaluation of language fundamentals, CHQ child health questionnaire, DISC-IV diagnostic interview schedule for children-IV, DWI diffusion weighted imaging, fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging, LSAC longitudinal study of Australian children, SART sustained attention to response task, SCQ social comnmunication questionnaire SDQ strengths & difficulties questionnaire, SEQ social experience questionnaire, SSIS social skills improvement system; STRS student-teacher relationship scale, TEA-CH test of everyday attention for children, WASI Wechsler abbreviated scales of intelligence, WISC Wechsler intelligence scale for children, WRAT wide range achievement test