The influence of task environment and health literacy on the quality of parent-reported ADHD data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine 1) the extent to which paper-based and computer-based environments influence the sufficiency of parents' report of child behaviors and the accuracy of data on current medications, and 2) the impact of parents' health literacy on the quality of information produced.

Methods

We completed a randomized controlled trial of data entry tasks with parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Parents completed the NICHQ Vanderbilt ADHD screen and a report of current ADHD medications on paper or using a computer application designed to facilitate data entry. Literacy was assessed by the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA). Primary outcomes included sufficient data to screen for ADHD subtypes and accurate report of

SUBMITTER: Porter SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3613012 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature