The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) is a psychological assessment tool used to help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. It is a self-report questionnaire that asks individuals to retrospectively recall and rate the frequency and severity of symptoms they experienced during childhood that are characteristic of ADHD.[1][2] The assessment was released in 1993 after being developed by Paul H. Wender and his colleagues at the University of Utah School of Medicine.[1][2][3]
Versions edit
The WURS exists in two main versions:[2][3][4]
- WURS-61: The original 61-item version, which covers a wider range of symptoms and potential confounding factors.
- WURS-25: A shorter 25-item version designed for increased efficiency and ease of administration.
Scoring edit
The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) scores the same set of 25 questions in both the abbreviated version (WURS-25) and the extended version (WURS-61), which includes an additional 36 unscored questions. Respondents rate each question on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 0 points ("not at all or very slightly") to 4 points ("very much"). The cumulative score spans from 0 to 100. A cutoff score of 36 or higher was able to accurately identify 96% of adults with ADHD and 96% of adults without ADHD. When the cutoff score was raised to 46 or higher, the assessment was able to accurately identify 86% of adults with ADHD and 99% of adults without ADHD.[1][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Ward MF, Wender PH, Reimherr FW (June 1993). "The Wender Utah Rating Scale: an aid in the retrospective diagnosis of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 150 (6): 885–90. doi:10.1176/ajp.150.6.885. PMID 8494063.
- ^ a b c Gift TE, Reimherr ML, Marchant BK, Steans TA, Reimherr FW (March 2021). "Wender Utah Rating Scale: Psychometrics, clinical utility and implications regarding the elements of ADHD". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 135: 181–188. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.013. PMID 33493947.
- ^ a b Das, Dibash (28 April 2020). "Study Supports Using WURS and ASRS Jointly to Assess Adult ADHD". Psychiatry Advisor. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b Brevik EJ, Lundervold AJ, Haavik J, Posserud MB (June 2020). "Validity and accuracy of the Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) symptom checklists in discriminating between adults with and without ADHD". Brain and Behavior. 10 (6): e01605. doi:10.1002/brb3.1605. PMC 7303368. PMID 32285644.