Factors associated with family-provider partnership among children with ADHD.
OBJECTIVE
Partnering between families and their children's providers is the cornerstone of family-centered care. The aims of this study are to (1) identify factors associated with family-provider partnership and (2) determine the association between partnership and other outcome measures for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).


METHODS
Using data on children with ADHD from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (n=5,495), we utilized descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses to determine the impact of partnership on multiple health outcome measures.


RESULTS
Children with more severe ADHD, children taking medication for ADHD, female children, Latino children, and families with increased strain were all more likely to report family-provider partnerships. Family-provider partnership was associated with fewer missed school days (16% less) and more preventive care visits (11% more) among children with ADHD.


CONCLUSIONS
Family provider partnership is an important factor in the health care of children with ADHD. This relationship, along with other factors such as family strain, health insurance, gender, and racial/ethnic differences play a large role in a family's experience of their child's ADHD diagnosis.
Institute for Child Health Policy, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32610, USA.
Melanie Sberna
MS
Hinojosa
Daniel
D
Fernandez-Baca
Caprice
C
Knapp
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support