The effectiveness of training of hot and cool executive functions at both parent and child levels on executive functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Most children with ADHD have impairments in both the cool (cognitive) and hot (emotional, motivational) aspects of executive functions; however, the interventions focused more on the cool aspect of these actions.

The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of training of hot and cool executive functions at both parent and child levels on executive functions children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group

Most children with ADHD have impairments in both the cool (cognitive) and hot (emotional, motivational) aspects of executive functions; however, the interventions focused more on the cool aspect of these actions.

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of training of hot and cool executive functions at both parent and child levels on executive functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all 9 to 12-year-old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Rasht who referred to medical-educational-research centers in 2021. The sample consisted of 26 children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder from the statistical population who were selected through convenience sampling, based on the inclusion criteria. They were then equally assigned to two (control and experiment) groups. The children in the experimental group and their mothers each received the hot and cool executive functions intervention program in 10 sessions. The instruments used included Cognitive demographic questionnaire, Canners Parent Rate Scale (1999), executive functions questionnaire (Gioia et al., 2000). data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.

The findings showed that training of hot and cool Executive functions at both parent and child levels improved all components of executive functions in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (P<0/01).

Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that multidimensional interventions are effective at different levels of the child and parents simultaneously and also focusing on all types of executive actions in the treatment of ADHD can be very effective. design. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all 9 to 12-year-old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Rasht who referred to medical-educational-research centers in 2021. The sample consisted of 26 children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder from the statistical population who were selected through convenience sampling, based on the inclusion criteria. They were then equally assigned to two (control and experiment) groups. The children in the experimental group and their mothers each received the hot and cool executive functions intervention program in 10 sessions. The instruments used included Cognitive demographic questionnaire, Canners Parent Rate Scale (1999), executive functions questionnaire (Gioia et al., 2000). data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.