Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editors
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Completing an audit project
- I Disorders
- 1 Acute confusion: recognition
- 2 Antenatal and postnatal mental health
- 3 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: provision of information
- 4 Bipolar depression: treatment
- 5 Bipolar disorder: management
- 6 Bipolar disorder: shared decision-making
- 7 Bipolar disorder: treatment
- 8 Chronic fatigue syndrome
- 9 Dementia: driving
- 10 Dementia: end-of-life care
- 11 Dementia: investigations
- 12 Depression: management in children and young people
- 13 Eating disorders: management
- 14 Epilepsy: management
- 15 Opiate dependence and pregnancy
- 16 Schizophrenia: family interventions
- 17 Schizophrenia: management
- 18 Schizophrenia: occupational achievements
- 19 Self-harm: assessment
- 20 Self-harm: assessment in children
- II Legislation
- III Physical health
- IV Record-keeping
- V Service provision
- VI Training
- VII Treatment
- Appendices
3 - Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: provision of information
from I - Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editors
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Completing an audit project
- I Disorders
- 1 Acute confusion: recognition
- 2 Antenatal and postnatal mental health
- 3 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: provision of information
- 4 Bipolar depression: treatment
- 5 Bipolar disorder: management
- 6 Bipolar disorder: shared decision-making
- 7 Bipolar disorder: treatment
- 8 Chronic fatigue syndrome
- 9 Dementia: driving
- 10 Dementia: end-of-life care
- 11 Dementia: investigations
- 12 Depression: management in children and young people
- 13 Eating disorders: management
- 14 Epilepsy: management
- 15 Opiate dependence and pregnancy
- 16 Schizophrenia: family interventions
- 17 Schizophrenia: management
- 18 Schizophrenia: occupational achievements
- 19 Self-harm: assessment
- 20 Self-harm: assessment in children
- II Legislation
- III Physical health
- IV Record-keeping
- V Service provision
- VI Training
- VII Treatment
- Appendices
Summary
Setting
This audit is highly relevant in child and adolescent psychiatric services, where the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common and forms an integral part of the clinical service.
Background
The guidelines on ADHD produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) were first published in June 2001 and provided evidencebased guidance on the assessment and management of ADHD, including the provision of information to patients. The guideline was updated in October 2009; it included an information sheet about ADHD for parents and carers. The aim of this audit was to find out whether adequate information was provided to the parents and carers of children with ADHD at the time of diagnosis, as recommended by the SIGN guidelines.
Standards
Standards were obtained from section 6 (information for patients) of the SIGN guidelines for ADHD (SIGN, 2001):
ᐅ All patients should be provided with information regarding local support groups
ᐅ All patients should be provided with a catalogue of books, other publications and information available on the internet regarding ADHD.
Method
Data collection
ᐅ A random selection was made of case notes of patients with a diagnosis of ADHD seen by the service since June 2001 (when the guideline was first published).
ᐅ Telephone contact was made with the family/carers to enquire whether they had been provided with four specific types of information about ADHD when the diagnosis was made:
▹ books
▹ other publications
▹ websites
▹ local support groups.
ᐅ Findings were documented.
Data analysis
The percentage of patients for whom the following standards were met was calculated:
ᐅ information regarding local support groups for ADHD
ᐅ information regarding books on ADHD
ᐅ information regarding other publications on ADHD
ᐅ information regarding websites pertaining to ADHD.
Resources required
People
This audit can be undertaken by one person.
Time
It takes about 10 hours to collect data on 50 patients.
Results
The provision of information regarding local support groups, books and websites pertaining to ADHD was poor; the provision of other types of information (such as leaflets) was better.
Recommendations
ᐅ An additional page could be incorporated in the assessment pack for ADHD, with information about websites, local support groups and books pertaining to ADHD.
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- 101 Recipes for Audit in Psychiatry , pp. 25 - 26Publisher: Royal College of PsychiatristsPrint publication year: 2011