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Table 2 Measures of risk and protective factors

From: A longitudinal study of risk and protective factors associated with successful transition to secondary school in youth with ADHD: prospective cohort study protocol

Secondary outcomes

Measure description

Time point

Baseline

MU study

Child Risk Factors

  

 Quality of Life

Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 - 23-item validated measure for children aged 2 to 18 years. Provides total, physical, and psychosocial health summary scores, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life [69].

P

_

 Sleep problem severity

Primary caregiver report of child sleep problems (none, mild, moderate or severe) [70].

P

P

 Difficulties withinitiating andmaintaining sleep

Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) –7-item subscale assessing disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [71].

_

P

 Sleep habits

Self-reported sleep habits – 2-items from the Longitudinal Study of Australian children about the amount and quality of sleep [72].

_

C

 Comorbid Mental Health Problems

Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV - diagnostic interview assessing mental health disorders according to DSM-IV criteria [73].

P

_

 Other Comorbidities

Learning difficulties or Autism Spectrum Disorder – parent-report of whether these conditions have been diagnosed by health professional.

P

P

 Cognitive Functioning

Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence™ (WASI™) – Provides an estimated general intellectual ability, based on two subsets, Vocabulary and Matrix Reasoning [74].

_

C

 Working Memory

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) - Digit Span Forwards and Backwards subscale assessing short-term auditory memory [75].

_

C

 Affective Reactivity Index (ARI)

Affective Reactivity Index (ARI) – 7-item measure of chronic irritability [76].

_

P,C

 Substance Use

Substance Use – 6-items assessing alcohol, smoking and cannabis use ever and use in last 12 months. Questions previously used in the Victorian Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey [77].

_

C

 Puberty

Puberty Scale – Self-rating scale of pubertal development from pre-pubertal through to post-pubertal (5 mins) [78].

_

C

Parent, Family and School Risk Factors

  

 Mental Health

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21-item measure of adult mental health with clinical cut points for each of the three subscales of depression, anxiety and stress [79].

P

P

 Family Functioning

Family Environment Scale – 9-items scale measuring family function/dysfunction [80].

P

_

 School Environment

My School Variables – sector, type, year range, location and index of socio-educational advantage (SEA), [62].

_

D

  1. C Child, P Parent, T Teacher, D Data Linkage