title: Parents' goals for ADHD care in a clinical pediatric sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report describes goals parents have for their children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when coming for a pediatric visit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 441 parents of children presenting to either a primary care pediatric practice or a developmental behavioral pediatric practice. Parents were asked to report their top 1 or 2 goals for improvement for their children, and responses were coded into 17 categories. These categories were further grouped into 7 goal composites and examined in relation to demographic characteristics of the families, office type, and symptomology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Goals related to reducing symptoms of inattention were most common, but goals were heterogeneous in nature. Goals were meaningfully, but modestly, related to symptomology. In several instances, symptoms of comorbid conditions interacted with symptoms of ADHD in relation to specific goals being reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents' goals extended beyond ADHD symptoms. Pediatricians need an array of resources to address parents' goals.
authors.affiliation: Total Child Health, Inc, Baltimore, MD, USA The University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA lmcgoron@chadis.com.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McGoron
authors.affiliation: The Center for the Promotion of Child Development through Primary Care, Baltimore, MD, USA The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sturner
authors.affiliation: The Center for the Promotion of Child Development through Primary Care, Baltimore, MD, USA The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Tammy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.affiliation: The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Theodore S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tomeny
authors.affiliation: Total Child Health, Inc, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Tanya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Morrel
authors.affiliation: The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Brandi M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: Life Bridge Health, Inc, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064866:Mindfulness; D009819:Office Visits; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D018401:Sample Size; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); collaborative care; comorbidity; parental goals
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