The Service Provider and Medication Usage Grids: A New Method to Measure “Treatment as Usual” (TAU)

Mendenhall, Amy N.; Davidson, Kristen H.; Fristad, Mary A.

doi:10.1007/s10560-010-0214-9

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“…A previous study found significant positive correlation between primary and secondary parent responses on the TBQ-P and the CCI indicating convergent validity (primary parent, r = .29; secondary parent, r = .45; Davidson and Fristad 2006). The Service Provider & Medication Usage Grids (Mendenhall et al 2010) collected information from parents about their child's mental health treatment, documenting service type, start and stop dates, parents' report of effectiveness, and reasons for termination. High convergent validity has been found between the Service and Medication Grids and chart records (service grids: r = .92; medication grids: r = .99).…”

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Predictors of Service Utilization Among Youth Diagnosed with Mood Disorders

Mendenhall

2011

J Child Fam Stud

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In this study, I investigated patterns and predictors of service utilization for children with mood disorders. The Behavioral Model for Health Care Utilization was used as an organizing framework for identifying predictors of the number and quality of services utilized. Hierarchical regression was used in secondary data analyses of the Multi-Family Psychoeducational Psychotherapy study (MF-PEP), a randomized controlled trial of 165 children aged 8-12 with mood disorders. The children were using an average of two services, with pharmacotherapy and school services as most frequent. Children with bipolar disorders used significantly more and higher quality services than children with depressive disorders. Parent knowledge of mood disorders, area of residence, and perceived need for treatment were all related to the number of services families were utilizing. Parent knowledge of mood disorders and treatment, child's age, and mood symptom severity were all predictors of the quality of services being utilized. Findings highlight the impact of non-need factors on service utilization and the potential to decrease disparities caused by these factors. For example, increasing efforts to educate both the general public and individual families coming in for treatment about children's mental health may improve service utilization patterns in this population.

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Predictors of Service Utilization Among Youth Diagnosed with Mood Disorders

Mendenhall

2011

J Child Fam Stud

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“…TAU was assessed using the Service Provider and Medication Usage Grids (Mendenhall et al 2010) and is described in more detail elsewhere (see Cummings and Fristad 2007; Mendenhall 2007; Mendenhall et al 2009). In brief, children and their families utilized an average of 2.58 services at baseline ( SD =1.41; range=0–7).…”

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Anxiety in Children with Mood Disorders: A Treatment Help or Hindrance?

Cummings

Fristad

2011

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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This study examined the role of comorbid anxiety in treatment outcome for children with mood disorders (N= 165; age 8–11) participating in Multi-Family Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (MF-PEP). Assessments occurred at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months for two randomly assigned groups: immediate treatment and 1-year wait-list. Most children (69%) had comorbid anxiety disorders. Baseline comorbid anxiety, as reported on the Children’s Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS), was associated with higher Children’s Depression Rating Scale- Revised (CDRS-R) scores but not Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) scores. Higher levels of anxiety symptoms were associated with lower Children’s Global Assessment Scale (C-GAS) scores. Participation in MF-PEP did not significantly reduce anxiety symptoms (p=0.62). However, presence of comorbid anxiety did not impede reduction in depressive (CDRS-R, p=0.74) or manic (YMRS scores, p=0.94) symptoms following MF-PEP. More baseline anxiety symptoms were associated with greater improvement in C-GAS scores post-treatment (p= 0.02). Implications are discussed.

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“…More specifically, two studies examining test-retest reliability of children's medication use demonstrated that for both lifetime and 12 month histories, parents can report with excellent reliability whether or not their child used medication (Horwitz et al 2001;). Another study found excellent agreement for parent reports of medication use during a semistructured interview and chart records created from parent reports collected at an earlier date (Mendenhall et al 2010). Parents were even able to recall some details reliably, such as dosage of medication for the past month and the number of times per day medication was taken (Horwitz et al 2001;Eaton Hoagwood et al 2004).…”

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“…However, to our knowledge, the validity of these reports over an extended (>12 months) historical period has not been tested. Previous studies have examined the reliability and validity of interview assessments of medication, but none have examined a parent-report questionnaire format (Horwitz et al 2001;Eaton Hoagwood et al 2004;Mendenhall et al 2010). The purpose of the current study is to examine the psychometric acceptability of a parental questionnaire for obtaining retrospective information about their child's ADHD medications.…”

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“…The time to administer these instruments varies from 2 to 45 minutes based on the number of affirmative responses parents provide to initial questions (Horwitz et al 2001;Bussing et al 2003;Jensen et al 2004;Mendenhall et al 2010). In many cases, where time and resources are limited, it may be desirable to have a tool for collecting this type of information without the need for an individual administrator.…”

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Concordance Between Parent and Physician Medication Histories for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Kuriyan

Pelham

Molina

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

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Objective: It is necessary for both clinicians and researchers who study attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to obtain a medication history for patients/participants for a variety of purposes. Because of the complexity of constructing medication histories using official records, parental report of medication for children with ADHD is the most commonly used source of information. However, the reliability and validity of parent reports of medication history have not been thoroughly studied. Previous studies have only examined the psychometrics of interview assessments of medication use for a maximum of a 12 month recall period. The current study compares parent report provided by a questionnaire and physician records for children and adolescents with ADHD. This is the first study to examine validity of retrospective recall for an extended medication history (prekindergarten-12th grade) using a questionnaire, and the first to examine validity of parental report of dosage. Methods: Participants with ADHD were part of the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study. The current study utilized data from those in the ADHD group who had at least 1 year of data from the physician's records and corresponding records from the parent (n = 178). Results: Percent agreement for medication use was >80%. Intraclass correlation coefficients for parent-provider agreement on total daily dosage of ADHD medications were in the good to excellent range. There were no significant predictors of agreement. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that it is acceptable for clinics and research studies to obtain information about medication use for children with ADHD retrospectively solely based on parental report.

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The Service Provider and Medication Usage Grids: A New Method to Measure “Treatment as Usual” (TAU)

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Predictors of Service Utilization Among Youth Diagnosed with Mood Disorders

Predictors of Service Utilization Among Youth Diagnosed with Mood Disorders

Anxiety in Children with Mood Disorders: A Treatment Help or Hindrance?

Concordance Between Parent and Physician Medication Histories for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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