Parental ADHD Knowledge in Latinx Families: Gender Differences and Treatment Effects

Gerdes, Alyson C.; Malkoff, Anne; Kapke, Theresa Lauer; Grace, Margaret

doi:10.1177/1087054720951853

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“…In total, the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward ADHD were similar between fathers and mothers in the present study. However, the rate of the included mothers was higher than that of the fathers, which was consistent with a study in Mexico [ 24 , 41 ] and meant that mothers are always the primary caregivers of the children. The caregivers of children with ADHD experience great pressure [ 42 ].…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Therefore, parents’ knowledge and beliefs are key to the prognosis of ADHD. There have also been a series of field studies in the US, the Netherlands, the UK, and Africa [ 14 , 17 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. The present investigation was one of the few studies on the topic of parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward ADHD in mainland China.…”

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Do Parents of Children with ADHD Know the Disease? Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Zhejiang, China

Fan

Cai

et al. 2022

Children

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Parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are crucial in the selection of the treatment strategy and how to care for children with ADHD. However, little is known about parents’ conception in mainland China. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess this information with 25 true/false questions regarding ADHD, and other questions investigating the methods of acquiring ADHD-related information, treatment preference, and concerns about ADHD treatment strategy. We found that the average score of all the participants was 17.42 ± 2.69 (total of 25 points) for the questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about ADHD. This indicated that the parents had insufficient knowledge of this disease profile. They always accessed specialized information through mobile internet. For the treatment options, the investigated parents chose psychotherapy treatment rather than medications, in that they worried about the side effects of medication and expected to find alternative treatment strategies. The present investigation demonstrated that most parents lack knowledge about ADHD in treatment decision making in China. Medical professionals should provide parents with evidence-based ADHD-related information to help them understand this disease.

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confidence: 88%

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Do Parents of Children with ADHD Know the Disease? Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Zhejiang, China

Fan

Cai

et al. 2022

Children

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“…In addition, consistent with McLeod et al (2007) and Gerdes et al (2021), this study found that mothers' awareness of ADHD was significantly higher than fathers'. Women are more likely to recognize and acknowledge the existence of psychiatric problems, and are more predisposed than men to seek treatment for health problems (Horwitz, 1977;Drapalski et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 84%

Screening of ADHD symptoms in primary school students and investigation of parental awareness of ADHD and its influencing factors: A cross-sectional study

Wang

Dong

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveThe present study aimed to compare the differences in positive screening rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms between parents and teachers in the same sample of primary school students. Concurrently, parental awareness and information sources of ADHD were investigated, and possible relevant factors affecting parental awareness and their influence on positive screening rate of ADHD were analyzed.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Changchun, China, between September 2020 and January 2021. Parents of 1,118 primary school students and 24 head teachers were recruited in the survey. Data were collected through a structured self-administered questionnaire. It consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, ADHD symptom screening questionnaire, parental awareness, and information sources of ADHD.ResultsAmong the 1,118 primary school students, 30 (2.7%) and 60 (5.4%) students were positive for Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale (SNAP-IV) screening in the parent version and teacher version, respectively. Parents had lower positive screening rates for ADHD symptoms than teachers. Relationship with children (mother, OR = 1.552, 95% CI = 1.104–2.180), bachelor degree or above of parents (OR = 1.526, 95% CI = 1.054–2.210), children’s sex (girl, OR = 1.442, 95% CI = 1.093–1.904), and age (OR = 1.344, 95% CI = 1.030–1.754), children’s grade (grade 2, OR = 0.522, 95% CI = 0.310–0.878; grade 3, OR = 0.388, 95% CI = 0.185–0.782), information sources of ADHD (medical staff, OR = 1.494, 95% CI = 1.108–2.015; family/relative/friend, OR = 1.547, 95% CI = 1.148–2.083; TV/Internet, OR = 3.200, 95% CI = 2.270–4.510) were the factors related to the parental awareness of ADHD.ConclusionParents and teachers of primary school students recognize ADHD symptoms differently. The positive screening rate of ADHD among teachers was significantly higher than that of parents. Relationship with children, educational level of parents, children’s sex, age, and grade, and information sources of ADHD are the relevant factors affecting parental awareness of ADHD. More efforts should be made to disseminate ADHD knowledge through mass media, and medical staff. Fathers, parents with low educational level, and parents of grade 2 and 3 pupils should be encouraged to acquire more knowledge on ADHD to improve the early recognition rate of ADHD symptoms.Clinical trial registration[http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=54 072], identifier [ChiCTR2000033388].

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“…The caregivers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and hyperactive behavior problems have higher levels of stress and distress, even though it can be subclinical (Hudec & Mikami, 2017;Gerdes et al, 2021). The effect of caregiver depression on externalizing behavior in general is partially mediated by inconsistent parenting (Barry et al, 2009).…”

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Collateral effects of Coping Power on caregiver symptoms of depression and long-term changes in child behavior

Saavedra,

Lochman,

Morgan-López

et al. 2024

Dev Psychopathol

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A large body of research demonstrates positive impacts of the Coping Power Program as a preventive intervention for youth behavioral outcomes, but potential collateral effects for caregivers is less known. The current study examined whether the youth-focused Coping Power Program can have a secondary impact on caregiver self-reported symptoms of depression and in turn result in longer-term impacts on child disruptive behavior problems including aggression, conduct problems and hyperactivity. Data from 360 youth/caregiver pairs across 8 waves of data (grades 4 through 10) were analyzed. We used two methodological approaches to (a) assess indirect effects in the presence of potential bidirectionality using timepoint-to-timepoint dynamic effects under Autoregressive Latent Trajectory modeling and (b) estimate scale scores in the presence of measurement non-invariance. Results showed that individually delivered Coping Power (ICP) produced greater direct effects on conduct problems and indirect effects on general externalizing and hyperactivity (through reductions in caregiver self-reported symptoms of depression), compared to group Coping Power (GCP). In comparison to GCP, ICP produced similar direct effects on reductions in caregiver depression. Child-focused prevention interventions can have an indirect impact on caregiver depression, which later shows improvements in longer-term reductions for child disruptive problems.

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Parental ADHD Knowledge in Latinx Families: Gender Differences and Treatment Effects

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Do Parents of Children with ADHD Know the Disease? Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Zhejiang, China

Do Parents of Children with ADHD Know the Disease? Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Zhejiang, China

Screening of ADHD symptoms in primary school students and investigation of parental awareness of ADHD and its influencing factors: A cross-sectional study

Collateral effects of Coping Power on caregiver symptoms of depression and long-term changes in child behavior

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