Wender Utah Rating Scale
{{short description|Self-reported questionnaire used to assist in the diagnosis of ADHD in adults}}
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.{{cite journal |vauthors=Ward MF, Wender PH, Reimherr FW |title=The Wender Utah Rating Scale: an aid in the retrospective diagnosis of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |journal=The American Journal of Psychiatry |volume=150 |issue=6 |pages=885–90 |date=June 1993 |pmid=8494063 |doi=10.1176/ajp.150.6.885}}{{cite journal |vauthors=Gift TE, Reimherr ML, Marchant BK, Steans TA, Reimherr FW |title=Wender Utah Rating Scale: Psychometrics, clinical utility and implications regarding the elements of ADHD |journal=Journal of Psychiatric Research |volume=135 |issue= |pages=181–188 |date=March 2021 |pmid=33493947 |doi=10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.013}} The assessment was released in 1993 after being developed by Paul H. Wender and his colleagues at the University of Utah School of Medicine.{{cite web |last=Das |first=Dibash |title=Study Supports Using WURS and ASRS Jointly to Assess Adult ADHD |website=Psychiatry Advisor |date=28 April 2020 |url=https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/adhd/study-supports-using-wurs-and-asrs-jointly-to-assess-adult-adhd/ |access-date=14 January 2024}}
Versions
The WURS exists in two main versions:{{cite journal |vauthors=Brevik EJ, Lundervold AJ, Haavik J, Posserud MB |title=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 |journal=Brain and Behavior |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=e01605 |date=June 2020 |pmid=32285644 |pmc=7303368 |doi=10.1002/brb3.1605}}
- 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
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.
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