NDLI: The Implementation of an Attention-training Intervention with Low Socio-economic Status Children in Cape Town , South Africa

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The Implementation of an Attention-training Intervention with Low Socio-economic Status Children in Cape Town , South Africa

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ockhuizen, Helen Ju-Reyn
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Background and aims: Attention is a core process underlying competence in higher-order cognitive abilities. It is therefore described as a gateway function which, if impaired, can lead to deficits in other cognitive domains. Research has shown that healthy, low socio-economic status (SES) children perform poorly, compared to higher SES children, in tasks of attention. These include being alert and orienting to stimuli, ignoring distracting stimuli and selecting target stimuli, inhibitory control and working memory. Therefore, we implemented an attentiontraining intervention to determine whether it would effectively improve the level of attention in a group of low SES children. Method: We implemented a 10-week neuropsychological intervention, Pay Attention! with low SES children aged 7-12 years. We assessed all participants using a battery of neuropsycholgical tests before and after the intervention. The study included an intervention group (n = 5), a play control group (n = 5) and a test-only control group (n = 5), whereby each participant was matched with another participant in each group on age and SES. Results: We evaluated statistically significant change in scores from preto post-test assessments using the Reliable Change Index for individual participants. We found some positive outcomes of reliable changes form preto post-assessments, but these were not exclusive to the intervention participants, however. Discussion: Our findings demonstrate some tentative support for the implementation of the attention-training intervention. However, future research needs be conducted with a larger sample in order to determine with greater rigour, both the effectiveness and efficacy of the intervention.
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