Use of the Everyday Memory Questionnaire with children
Use of the Everyday Memory Questionnaire with children
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DOI：
10.1080/09297040490911087
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Levick, W
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作者：
Drysdale, K;Shores, A;Levick, W
日常记忆问卷(EMQ；Sunderland，Harris，&Baddeley，1983)被用来评估儿童记忆的适宜性。226名学龄儿童(6-12岁)的父母完成了关于他们自己孩子的EMQ。这些儿童中的一个子组(N=101)，年龄分别为6岁、8岁和10岁，完成了广泛记忆和学习评估(WRAML；Sheslow&Adams，1990)的分测试。对EMQ和WRAML数据的比较发现，在10岁的年龄组中，言语记忆的各个方面与EMQ之间存在适度的相关性。在8岁年龄组中，没有显著的相关性。在6岁年龄组中，视觉记忆各方面与EMQ呈中度相关。通过将学校组与被诊断为ADHD和/或学习障碍的儿童进行比较，评估了EMQ对儿童的诊断效用。诊断指标显示EMQ具有很高的敏感性(%)，但阳性预测力较差，发现40%的学校组有记忆障碍。阴性预测力(确认阴性诊断)很高。有效性数据表明，EMQ对至少10岁的儿童是有用的，需要进行进一步的研究，以确定EMQ在有初级记忆缺陷的临床群体中的实用性。
The Everyday Memory Questionnaire (EMQ; Sunderland, Harris, & Baddeley, 1983) was examined for its suitability to assess children's memory. The parents of 226 school children (6-12 years) completed the EMQ in relation to their own children. A subset of these children (N = 101), in 6, 8 and 10 years age groups, completed subtests of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML; Sheslow & Adams, 1990). Comparison of EMQ and WRAML data found aspects of verbal memory correlated moderately with the EMQ in the 10 years age group. There were no meaningful correlations in the 8 years age group. In the 6 years age group aspects of visual memory correlated moderately with the EMQ. The diagnostic utility of the EMQ for children was assessed by comparing the school group to children diagnosed with ADHD and/or learning disorders. Diagnostic indicators revealed the EMQ to have high sensitivity (89%) but poor positive predictive power, identifying 40% of the school group as having memory deficits. Negative predictive power (confirming a negative diagnosis) was high. Validity data suggested that the EMQ could be useful with children at least as young as 10 years and further research needs to be conducted to establish the utility of the EMQ in clinical groups with primary memory deficits.