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Early Childhood Attention Battery: Italian adaptation and new expanded normative data
Giorgia Coratti1, Maria Mallardi1, Carolina Coppola1
1Pediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Early Human Development
|March 18, 2020
Summary
The Early Childhood Attention Battery (ECAB) is now available in Italian, showing improved attention across age groups in preschool children. This validated tool aids in assessing early attention development.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Pediatric Assessment
Background:
- The Early Childhood Attention Battery (ECAB) assesses selective, sustained, and attentional control in preschoolers.
- Attention is a critical cognitive function in early childhood development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt the ECAB for the Italian language.
- To gather Italian normative data for the ECAB.
- To expand reference data using 6-month age intervals for enhanced precision.
Main Methods:
- The ECAB underwent translation and adaptation for the Italian context.
- Interobserver reliability and feasibility were assessed.
- Data were collected from 300 typically developing Italian children aged 3 to 5 years, 11 months.
- Statistical analysis utilized 6-month age groupings.
Main Results:
- The Italian ECAB demonstrated feasibility and good acceptance among children.
- Significant progressive improvements in attention were observed across age groups in seven of eight subtests.
- The assessment showed age-related maturation in attentional components.
Conclusions:
- The Italian version of the ECAB is a feasible and reliable tool for assessing early attention in preschool children.
- The ECAB facilitates the evaluation of different attention components and tracks developmental trajectories.
- This adaptation provides valuable normative data for Italian preschool children's attention development.
