TABLE 3.

Results From Regression and Cox Modeling Using Practice Location to Predict Pediatrician-Delivered ADHD Care

ADHD Care Variable	Urban Versus Suburban	Urban Versus Rural	Suburban Versus Rural	Interpretation
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.

^aCox model results.