Incremental Clinical Utility of ADHD Assessment Measures With Latino Families. J Atten Disord 2020 Dec;24(14):2030-2041
Date
12/07/2017Pubmed ID
29207905DOI
10.1177/1087054717744879Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85041628512 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Objective: This study examined the incremental clinical utility of parent and teacher reports of ADHD symptomatology and functional impairment in Latino youth, as well as parent and teacher agreement with the final clinical judgment on a diagnostic structured interview. Method: Participants included 70 Latino youth (47 males, 23 females; M age = 8.13 years, SD = 2.51 years) and their parents and teachers; 60 participants were diagnosed with ADHD. Correlations, percent agreement, kappas, and regressions were utilized. Results: Results demonstrated that teachers agreed with the final clinical judgment more often than did parents. Results additionally demonstrated that functional impairment did not statistically significantly improve diagnostic models already including ADHD symptoms; follow-up analyses were run and are discussed. Finally, results demonstrated that teacher reports statistically significantly improved diagnostic models already including parent reports. Conclusion: The current findings suggest the importance of including both parent and teacher reports of both ADHD symptomatology and functional impairment when assessing ADHD in Latino youth.
Author List
Grace M, Kapke TL, Castro A, Gerdes ACAuthor
Theresa L. Kapke MD Assistant Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAttention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Child
Female
Humans
Male
