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. 2016 Aug;138(2):e20154240. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-4240

TABLE 1.

Differences in Rates of ADHD Treatment Care Across Intervention and Control Groups

Control (n = 208) Intervention (n = 165) P Level for Group Difference Cohen’s d
Number of contacts in first year 6.58 contactsa (0.31) 8.21 contactsb (0.32) .0008 0.38
Number of parent scales to monitor treatment in first year 0.54 scales (0.31) 3.04 scales (0.33) <.0001 0.57
Number of teacher scales to monitor treatment in first year 0.26 scales (0.34) 2.83 scales (0.36) <.0001 0.54
Proportion of days covered by medication prescriptions 54.43% (1.98) 59.00% (2.15) .09 0.16
Of children taking stimulants (n = 342), final daily dosec 23.40 mg (1.07) 25.17 mg (1.14) .27 0.12
a

Contacts included 75% office visits, 25% phone, and 0% e-mail.

b

Contacts included 59% office visits, 39% phone, and 2% e-mail.

c

Methylphenidate or methylphenidate equivalent milligrams.