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Development and psychometric assessment of the collaborative care for attention-deficit disorders scale

James P Guevara1, Paul E Greenbaum, David Shera

  • 1Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. guevara@email.chop.edu

Ambulatory Pediatrics : the Official Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
|January 15, 2008
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The Collaborative Care for Attention-Deficit Disorders Scale (CCADDS) shows reliable measurement of collaborative care for children with ADHD in primary care. Further research is needed to confirm its validity and guide score interpretation.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Mental Health Services Research
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often receive care in primary settings.
  • Effective collaborative care models are crucial for managing ADHD in pediatric primary care.
  • Validated instruments are needed to assess the quality of collaborative care processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop the Collaborative Care for Attention-Deficit Disorders Scale (CCADDS).
  • To evaluate the psychometric properties, including validity and reliability, of the CCADDS.
  • To assess the CCADDS as a measure of collaborative care for pediatric ADHD in primary care.

Main Methods:

  • The 41-item CCADDS was developed using existing instruments, literature review, focus groups, and expert input.
  • A national mail survey of 600 randomly selected general pediatricians was conducted for field testing.
  • Psychometric analyses included common factor analysis, construct validity assessment, and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha).

Main Results:

  • The CCADDS demonstrated good internal consistency (overall alpha = .91; subscales = .80–.89).
  • Factor analysis identified three subscales: beliefs, collaborative activities, and connectedness.
  • The scale showed moderate correlations with provider psychosocial orientation and mental health referral frequency, suggesting some validity.

Conclusions:

  • The CCADDS is a reliable tool for measuring collaborative care processes among primary care clinicians treating children with ADHD.
  • Evidence for the validity of CCADDS scores was limited in this study.
  • Further research is recommended to confirm psychometric properties, factor structure, and provide score interpretation guidelines.
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