Evaluación del trastorno por déficit de atención/hiperactividad, a los niños y niñas de segundo año de Educación Básica de la Unidad Educativa Ciudad de Cuenca a través de la Escala de valoración Vanderbilt para padres de familia. Cuenca 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The early detection of Neurodevelopmental Disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children facilitates prompt intervention, preventing future problems related to behavior, academic and activities of daily life. The Vanderbilt Assessment instrument allows to detect the presence of ADHD in children according to the information provided by the parents, based on questions related to inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and comorbidities. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and its comorbidities in boys and girls in the second year of basic education at the Ciudad de Cuenca Educational Unit, through the Vanderbilt assessment scale for parents. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study. The study population was made up of boys and girls in the second year of basic education of the Ciudad de Cuenca Educational Unit, where the Vanderbilt evaluation scale for parents was used. For the analysis and tabulation of data, the software SPSS Statistics software was used Excel 2013 and Word 2013 were used. RESULTS: The present study consisted of 50 boys and girls, aged 6 years, to 6 years 11 months. 62% corresponds to the male sex, and in terms of the prevalence of ADHD we have: 32% belongs to the ADHD inattentive subtype, 20% for ADHD combined subtype and 18% for ADHD hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and no child presented comorbidities associated with ADHD.