Enhancing Ecological Validity: Virtual Reality Assessment of Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with ADHD

• Main Authors: Dulce Romero-Ayuso (Author), Antonio del Pino-González (Author), Antonio Torres-Jiménez (Author), Jorge Juan-González (Author), Francisco Javier Celdrán (Author), María Constanza Franchella (Author), Nuria Ortega-López (Author), José Matías Triviño-Juárez (Author), Ana Garach-Gómez (Author), Luisa Arrabal-Fernández (Author), Inmaculada Medina-Martínez (Author), Pascual González (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: SmartAction-VR uses virtual reality to simulate daily life tasks and assess cognitive performance based on the multi-errand paradigm. This study explored whether this new task could provide insights into the executive functioning of children and adolescents with ADHD in their everyday ac...