Online Information-Seeking Behaviors of Parents of Children With ADHD.
This article describes ( a) parent questions about ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), ( b) parent Internet use to seek ADHD information, and ( c) associations between type of Internet access and ADHD information-seeking. Seventy parents of children (ages 7-17 years) with ADHD completed questionnaires after their child's visit with their pediatrician. Bivariate relationships were assessed using chi-square statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, or t tests. Parents identified an average of 8.9 questions about ADHD for their child's provider. Common questions were related to medication and long-term implications of ADHD. A majority of parents searched the Internet for general ADHD information (87%) and ADHD medication information (81%). White parents accessed the Internet significantly more via home computer, mobile phone, and tablet, and significantly less via public library than non-White parents. Parents who accessed the Internet via home computers and tablets were more likely to search the Internet for ADHD medication information than parents who did not.
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Adam
A
Sage
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Delesha
D
Carpenter
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Robyn
R
Sayner
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Kathleen
K
Thomas
2 Jeffers, Mann & Artman Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Larry
L
Mann
3 Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Sandy
S
Sulzer
4 Mission Children's Hospital, Asheville, NC, USA.
Adrian
A
Sandler
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Betsy
B
Sleath
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
ADHD; Internet; communication; information-seeking; medication; parent