The development of the SGI-16: a shortened sensory gating deficit and distractibility questionnaire for adults with ADHD

  • Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi
  • Régis Lopez
  • Pierre Michel
  • Laura Brandejsky
  • Stéphanie Bioulac
  • Pierre Philip
  • Christophe Lancon
  • Laurent Boyer
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

ADHD Adult Sensory gating Perceptual abnormalities Self-administered questionnaire 
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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Mélanie Faugère for collecting and monitoring data and for administrative, technical, and logistic support.

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Conflict of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Régis Lopez
    • 4
    • 5
  • Pierre Michel
    • 6
  • Laura Brandejsky
    • 6
    • 7
  • Stéphanie Bioulac
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Pierre Philip
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Christophe Lancon
    • 6
    • 7
  • Laurent Boyer
    • 6
    • 7
  1. 1.Services d’explorations fonctionnelles du système nerveux, Clinique du sommeilCHU de BordeauxBordeauxFrance
  2. 2.Univ BordeauxSANPSY, USR 3413BordeauxFrance
  3. 3.CNRSSANPSY, USR 3413BordeauxFrance
  4. 4.Service de Neurologie, Unité des Troubles du SommeilHôpital Gui-de-ChauliacMontpellierFrance
  5. 5.Inserm U1061MontpellierFrance
  6. 6.Laboratoire de santé publique évaluation des systèmes de soins et santé perçueUniversité de la Méditerranée - EA 3279 - Faculté de MédecineMarseille Cedex 05France
  7. 7.Pôle de Psychiatrie ConceptionMarseilleFrance

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