| Autor: |
Sage A; 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Carpenter D; 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Sayner R; 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Thomas K; 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA., Mann L; 2 Jeffers, Mann & Artman Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA., Sulzer S; 3 Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, USA., Sandler A; 4 Mission Children's Hospital, Asheville, NC, USA., Sleath B; 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
This article describes ( a) parent questions about ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), ( b) parent Internet use to seek ADHD information, and ( c) associations between type of Internet access and ADHD information-seeking. Seventy parents of children (ages 7-17 years) with ADHD completed questionnaires after their child's visit with their pediatrician. Bivariate relationships were assessed using chi-square statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, or t tests. Parents identified an average of 8.9 questions about ADHD for their child's provider. Common questions were related to medication and long-term implications of ADHD. A majority of parents searched the Internet for general ADHD information (87%) and ADHD medication information (81%). White parents accessed the Internet significantly more via home computer, mobile phone, and tablet, and significantly less via public library than non-White parents. Parents who accessed the Internet via home computers and tablets were more likely to search the Internet for ADHD medication information than parents who did not. |
