The development of the SGI-16: a shortened sensory gating deficit and distractibility questionnaire for adults with ADHD
ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord. 2016-12-30; 9(3): 179-187
DOI: 10.1007/s12402-016-0215-4
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1. Atten Defic Hyperact Disord. 2017 Sep;9(3):179-187. doi:
10.1007/s12402-016-0215-4. Epub 2016 Dec 30.
The development of the SGI-16: a shortened sensory gating deficit and
distractibility questionnaire for adults with ADHD.
Micoulaud-Franchi JA(1)(2)(3), Lopez R(4)(5), Michel P(6), Brandejsky L(6)(7),
Bioulac S(8)(9)(10), Philip P(8)(9)(10), Lancon C(6)(7), Boyer L(6)(7).
Author information:
(1)Services d’explorations fonctionnelles du système nerveux, Clinique du
sommeil, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba-Leon, 33076, Bordeaux, France.
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(2)Univ Bordeaux, SANPSY, USR 3413, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.
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(3)CNRS, SANPSY, USR 3413, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.
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(4)Service de Neurologie, Unité des Troubles du Sommeil, Hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac,
Montpellier, France.
(5)Inserm U1061, 34000, Montpellier, France.
(6)Laboratoire de santé publique évaluation des systèmes de soins et santé
perçue, Université de la Méditerranée – EA 3279 – Faculté de Médecine, 27 bd Jean
Moulin, 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France.
(7)Pôle de Psychiatrie Conception, 145 boulevard Baille, 13006, Marseille,
France.
(8)Services d’explorations fonctionnelles du système nerveux, Clinique du
sommeil, CHU de Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba-Leon, 33076, Bordeaux, France.
(9)Univ Bordeaux, SANPSY, USR 3413, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.
(10)CNRS, SANPSY, USR 3413, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.
The Sensory Gating Inventory (SGI) is a questionnaire composed of 36 items
designed to investigate abnormal perception related to the inability to control
sensitivity to sensory stimuli frequently reported in adult with ADHD. This
questionnaire can be considered too lengthy to be taken by people with ADHD, and
a shortened version is needed. One hundred and sixty-three adults with ADHD
responded to the SGI-36. An item reduction process took into account both the
results of statistical analyses and the expertise of a steering committee.
Construct validity, reliability, and external validity were tested for a short
version (16 items). The structure of the SGI-16 was confirmed by principal
components factor analysis. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.78 to
0.89. The SGI-16 dimension scores were highly correlated with their respective
SGI-36 dimension scores. The SGI-16 seems to be both appropriate and useful for
use in clinical practice to investigate perceptual abnormalities in adults with
ADHD.
DOI: 10.1007/s12402-016-0215-4
PMID: 28039669 [Indexed for MEDLINE]