Lauren M Haack1, Eva A Araujo2. 1. 1 University of California, San Francisco, USA. 2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We sought to develop and provide preliminary validation for a questionnaire evaluating functioning related to ADHD (i.e., the FX-II) with a particularly underserved group (i.e., Mexican youth). METHOD: 191 Mexican raters completed the FX-II alongside measures of ADHD symptoms, impairment, cultural values, and demographics: 127 raters were caregivers of treatment-naïve youth (i.e., community sample); 32 raters were caregivers and 32 raters were teachers of youth participating in a school-based program for attention/behavior concerns (i.e., clinical sample). RESULTS: We created the 52-item FX-II Scale by adapting a culturally appropriate and psychometrically sound measure of impairment (i.e., the ADHD-FX) to assess functioning most relevant to Spanish-speaking families of children with ADHD (i.e., academic, social/emotional, and familial functioning). The FX-II demonstrated strong reliability, convergent and divergent construct validity, and predictive validity. CONCLUSION: The FX-II appears to be a beneficial tool for evaluating functioning related to ADHD in Mexican children and future validation efforts in broader populations are warranted.
OBJECTIVE: We sought to develop and provide preliminary validation for a questionnaire evaluating functioning related to ADHD (i.e., the FX-II) with a particularly underserved group (i.e., Mexican youth). METHOD: 191 Mexican raters completed the FX-II alongside measures of ADHD symptoms, impairment, cultural values, and demographics: 127 raters were caregivers of treatment-naïve youth (i.e., community sample); 32 raters were caregivers and 32 raters were teachers of youth participating in a school-based program for attention/behavior concerns (i.e., clinical sample). RESULTS: We created the 52-item FX-II Scale by adapting a culturally appropriate and psychometrically sound measure of impairment (i.e., the ADHD-FX) to assess functioning most relevant to Spanish-speaking families of children with ADHD (i.e., academic, social/emotional, and familial functioning). The FX-II demonstrated strong reliability, convergent and divergent construct validity, and predictive validity. CONCLUSION: The FX-II appears to be a beneficial tool for evaluating functioning related to ADHD in Mexican children and future validation efforts in broader populations are warranted.
Authors: S P Hinshaw; E B Owens; K C Wells; H C Kraemer; H B Abikoff; L E Arnold; C K Conners; G Elliott; L L Greenhill; L Hechtman; B Hoza; P S Jensen; J S March; J H Newcorn; W E Pelham; J M Swanson; B Vitiello; T Wigal Journal: J Abnorm Child Psychol Date: 2000-12
Authors: Gregory A Fabiano; William E Pelham; Daniel A Waschbusch; Elizabeth M Gnagy; Benjamin B Lahey; Andrea M Chronis; Adia N Onyango; Heidi Kipp; Andy Lopez-Williams; Lisa Burrows-Maclean Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol Date: 2006-09