Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents with ADHD
Concept elicitation study | Cognitive interview study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young ADHD adolescents, 13–14 years (n = 25) | Older ADHD adolescents, 15–17 years (n = 35) | Total sample (N = 60) | Young ADHD adolescents, 13–14 years (n = 13) | Older ADHD adolescents, 15–17 years (n = 12) | Total sample (N = 25) | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
Mean (SD) age, years | 13.8 (0.6) | 16.2 (0.8) | 15.25 (1.4) | 13.6 (0.5) | 16.0 (0.7) | 14.8 (1.4) |
Male, n (%) | 20 (80.0) | 20 (57.1) | 40 (66.7) | 11 (84.6) | 7 (58.3) | 18 (72.0) |
Racial background*,†,‡,§,¶, n (%) | ||||||
White | 22 (88.0) | 29 (82.9) | 51 (85.0) | 12 (92.3) | 12 (100.0) | 24 (96.0) |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 (20.0) | 9 (25.7) | 14 (23.3) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) |
Black or African American | 3 (12.0) | 5 (14.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (4.0) |
Asian | 3 (12.0) | 3 (8.6) | 6 (10.0) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (12.0) |
Other | 3 (12.0)† | 3 (8.6)‡ | 6 (10.0) | 1 (7.7)§ | 3 (25.0)¶ | 4 (16.0) |
Living/domestic situation, n (%) | ||||||
Live with both parents (caregivers) in the same home | 20 (80.0) | 27 (77.1) | 47 (78.3) | 13 (100.0) | 10 (83.3) | 23 (92.0) |
Live with single parent/caregiver | 3 (12.0) | 5 (14.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (8%) |
Live with both parents/caregivers in different homes (shared custody) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (2.9) | 3 (5.0) | |||
Live with guardian | 2 (5.7) | 2 (3.3) | ||||
Clinical characteristics | ||||||
Mean (SD) duration of ADHD, years** | 5.33 (2.3) | 6.03 (3.8) | 5.74 (3.24) | NR | NR | NR |
Diagnoses from clinical chart review (DSM code) [28], n (%)** | ||||||
ADHD, code not specified | 3 (12.0) | 5 (14.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
ADHD, predominantly inattentive type (314.00) | 6 (24.0) | 14 (40.0) | 20 (33.3) | 6 (46.1) | 10 (83.3) | 16 (64.0) |
ADHD, predominantly hyperactive/impulsive type or combined (314.01) | 16 (64.0)†† | 16 (45.7)‡‡ | 32 (53.3) | 7 (53.8)§§ | 2 (16.7)§§ | 9 (36.0) |
Adolescent self-reported ADHD severity on day of interview, n (%)¶¶ | ||||||
Mild | 16 (64.0) | 20 (57.1) | 36 (60.0) | 9 (69.2) | 7 (58.3) | 16 (64.0) |
Moderate | 7 (28.0) | 14 (40.0) | 21 (35.0) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (33.3) | 7 (28.0) |
Severe | 2 (8.0) | 1 (2.9) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (4.0) |
Treatments for ADHD, n (%)**,††† | ||||||
Medications or drugs | 19 (76.0) | 31 (88.6) | 50 (83.3) | 13 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 25 (100.0) |
Counselling/therapy | 6 (24.0) | 3 (8.6) | 9 (15.0) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (16.7) | 5 (20.0) |
Coaching | 1 (4.0) | 2 (5.7) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.0) |
Specialized assistance at school | 12 (48.0) | 12 (34.3) | 24 (40) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (16.7) | 7 (28.0) |
Other | 2 (8.0) | 1 (2.9) | 3 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |