Table 1:
Pre-interview survey resultsa
| Mean Score (SD) | Not at All Challenging | A Little or Somewhat Challenging | Very or Extremely Challenging | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment no-shows and/or premature treatment termination | 4.2 (0.8) | 0.0 | 11.8 | 88.2 |
| Medicaid/government policies | 3.2 (1.1) | 5.9 | 58.8 | 35.3 |
| Insufficient resources | 2.9 (1.4) | 17.6 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| Referral and/or coordination of services with providers outside the clinic | 2.5 (1.3) | 29.4 | 47.1 | 23.5 |
| Coordination of services with agencies outside the clinic | 2.5 (1.1) | 17.6 | 70.6 | 11.8 |
| Staffing (i.e. turnover, recruitment) | 2.4 (1.0) | 17.6 | 64.7 | 17.6 |
| Workplace climate (e.g. stress due to workload)b | 2.4 (1.1) | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 |
| Office Space | 2.1 (0.9) | 29.4 | 64.7 | 5.9 |
| Coordination of care among providers within clinic | 2.1 (0.9) | 29.4 | 64.7 | 5.9 |
| Computer Systems | 1.8 (1.0) | 52.9 | 41.2 | 5.9 |
a
On a pre-interview survey, providers and administrators (N=17) were each given a list of challenges and asked to rate their perception of the difficulty of each challenge in regards to providing treatment for children with ADHD on public insurance. Possible responses ranged from (1) “not at all challenging” to (5) “extremely challenging.” Higher scores indicate higher perceived difficulty of the challenge. Table 1 provides the mean score of each challenge, along with the number and percent of participants that believed the challenge was either: (1) “not at all challenging,” (2) “a little challenging” or “somewhat challenging,” or (3) “very challenging” or “extremely challenging.”
b
Answered by 16 respondents.