This small pilot study will enroll children ages 5-12 years of age with disruptive behavior problems at school. These children and their families will be offered an enhanced model of primary care, which includes pre-visit record review, standardized content of primary care visits, post-visit care coordination by the primary care team, and coordination of services between the primary care team and the school. We hypothesize that children receiving this enhanced model of care will achieve better behavioral outcomes at both school and home.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
The SCHOOL STARS model of care includes pre-visit planning, standardized visit content, post-visit care coordination, and coordination between primary care and school.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Change in Child Behavior Checklist scores (externalizing subscale)
parent-completed assessment of child behavior; T scores for the externalizing subscale range 0-100 with higher scores being worse
Time frame: at enrollment and 3 months post-intervention
Change in disciplinary referrals at school
number of times per week child was referred for disciplinary action at school
Time frame: 3 months pre-intervention to 3 months post-intervention
Change in calls to parent from school
number of calls per week to the parent from school about the child's behavior
Time frame: 3 months pre-intervention to 3 months post-intervention
Change in days of suspension from school
number of days child was suspended from school
Time frame: 3 months pre-intervention and 3 months post-intervention
Change in Vanderbilt Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale scores
(for participants with ADHD); Total Symptoms Score for items 1-18 (inattentive and hyperactive symptoms); Range 0-54; Higher scores represent a worse outcome
Time frame: all historical data and all data up to 3 months post-intervention
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