Patients
Eligible children were 6-12 years of age with a diagnosis of ADHD based on psychiatric history and a review of the DSM-IV diagnostic checklist. Children must have scored >24 on the ADHD-RS at screening and must have been rated “moderately ill” or worse on the CGI-SI. Newly diagnosed treatment-naive patients and previously diagnosed patients who [...]
The most studied and most often used stimulant medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is methylphenidate (MPH). By 1996, there were 133 randomized, controlled trials describing the treatment of ADHD with MPH. However, MPH has a short duration of effect that results in a need for multiple daily dosing. Therefore, several long-acting formulations have been developed [...]
Lastly, we will focus this year on strengthening our health disparity collaborations with two cultural giants in our community: the Black Church and the Black Press.
Historically, the Black Church has been our bridge over troubled waters and a rest stop along the Underground Railroad. Today, we know that countless African-American churches across the country shoulder [...]
The principle purpose of the study was to ascertain if there was an association between satisfaction with healthcare, provider cultural competency and participation in healthcare research. Clinical investigators at CUMC were concerned with the low participation of ethnic minorities in healthcare research in the Omaha community, they asked the Office of Health Sciences: Multicultural and [...]
Findings
Minority community members are not satisfied with their healthcare. This hypothesis is not supported by our data. Only nine respondents (11.3%) reported dissatisfaction, six with care provided by the physician and four the nurse. One of the nine was dissatisfied with both the physician and nurse (Tables 5 and 6). The overwhelming majority of our [...]
Demographic Information
Table 1 provides us with the ethnic/racial and gender background of the 80 respondents. The sample was 43.8% male and 55% female. One respondent did not indicate his/her gender. Table 2 shows that 51.3% of the sample was married but that none of the African Americans were married. The data also indicated that more [...]
Research Design
The CAI was developed to assess the Omaha minority communities’ satisfaction with healthcare providers and their knowledge and willingness to participate in healthcare research. The CAI consisted of over 70 survey items that were pilot-tested on 12 members of the minority community before being administered to 80 members of the minority and majority community. [...]
