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Differences between reports from children, parents and teachers: implications for epidemiological studies.

M G Sawyer1, P Baghurst, J Clark

  • 1Evaluation Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Informant discrepancies significantly impact prevalence estimates for childhood emotional and behavioural disorders. This highlights methodological challenges in epidemiological research on child mental health.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Identifying emotional and behavioural disorders in children is crucial for timely intervention.
  • Prevalence estimates can vary based on the data source used.
  • Understanding these variations is key for accurate epidemiological assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different informant combinations affect prevalence rates of child emotional and behavioural disorders.
  • To analyze the range of prevalence estimates based on varying informant reports in a community sample.
  • To identify methodological issues in childhood disorder epidemiology stemming from multi-informant data.

Main Methods:

  • A representative sample of 336 children from two-parent families in Adelaide, South Australia, was assessed.

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  • Various combinations of informants (children, parents, teachers) were utilized to identify disorders.
  • Prevalence rates were calculated for each informant combination across different age groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Prevalence estimates for younger children ranged from 3.3% to 17.9% depending on the informants.
    • Prevalence estimates for older children ranged from 6.0% to 19.9% based on informant reports.
    • Significant variability in disorder prevalence was observed across different informant groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Differences in reports from children, parents, and teachers create methodological challenges in epidemiological studies.
    • The choice of informants substantially influences the estimated prevalence of childhood emotional and behavioural disorders.
    • Future research must address informant variability to improve the accuracy of child mental health assessments.