Detection of ADHD preterm-born toddlers by actigraphy

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26650176
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied anthropology
• Research Institution: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Principal Investigator: OHTA HIDENOBU 国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所 精神生理研究部, 研究生 (80422103)
• Research Collaborator: NAKAGAWA MACHIKO 東邦大学, 医学部・小児科, 研究生 (80721357)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 早産児 / 正期産児 / 睡眠 / 活動量 / 発達障害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined the efficacy of actigraphs in screening for ADHD symptoms in 1.5-year-old children who were born as preterm infants and had medical treatment in NICUs. Actigraphs are small devices that detect and store movement data for later analysis of levels of activity, sleep and wake parameters, and circadian rhythm parameters.1 Such data collection and analysis capabilities make actigraphy a useful tool for objec¬tively studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), since this disorder is by definition associated with hyperactivity and with sleep problems.

Free Research Field

発達生理学