TABLE 3.
ADHD Care Variable | Urban Versus Suburban | Urban Versus Rural | Suburban Versus Rural | Interpretation |
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Use of a parent ADHD rating scale during assessment | –0.278 | –0.345 | –0.149 | |
Use of a teacher ADHD rating scale during assessment | –0.154 | –0.062 | –0.006 | |
DSM-IV ADHD criteria documented in chart | –0.026 | –0.262 | 0.332 | |
Medication treatment | –0.288* | –0.328 | –0.123 | Urban>Suburban |
Psychosocial treatment | –0.431* | –0.227 | –0.405* | Urban and Rural>Suburban |
For those treated and with first contact, time to first contact after starting treatmenta | 0.29*** | 0.23 | –0.07 | Urban>Suburban |
For those with parent ADHD rating scale ever, time since starting treatment to scale completiona | –0.22 | –0.57 | –0.35 | |
For those with teacher ADHD rating scale ever, time since starting treatment to scale completiona | –0.56 | –0.66 | –0.10 |
P < .05, *** P < .001.
Cox model results.