Studying the epidemiology of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: screening method and pilot results.

Objective: As part of a larger epidemiologic study of risk factors for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), this pilot study combined parent and teacher information to estimate ADHD prevalence among elementary school children in a North Carolina county. The methods developed for this study and the pitfalls we encountered illustrate the challenges involved in conducting population-based studies of ADHD.

Methods: We employed 2-stage screening using DSM-IV criteria.

Knowledge, beliefs, and prior screening behavior among blacks and whites reporting for prostate cancer screening.

Objectives: A survey to determine prostate cancer-related knowledge, beliefs, and prior screening behavior was administered to men participating in prostate cancer screening events at nine major sites in the southeast. Since prostate cancer disproportionately affects blacks, a primary focus of the analysis was to determine if differences in responses exist between racial groups.

Methods: A 20-question, multiple-choice survey to ascertain prostate cancer knowledge and beliefs, demographics, and health care access information was administered at nine major southeastern sites participating in Prostate Cancer Awareness screening events.

Characteristics of men reporting for prostate cancer screening.

A survey to determine demographics, prostate cancer screening practices, and prostate cancer-related knowledge and beliefs was administered to over 1,700 participants at five sites during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (1991) screening events. Findings are presented by site since significant differences in demographics existed. Results suggest that screenings conducted at the major medical centers attract primarily white males, a number of whom already practice adequate secondary prevention.

Silicone controversy: a survey of women with breast cancer and silicone implants.

Background: During the past 3 years, there has been a highly publicized debate concerning the potential medical complications of silicone breast implants. There have been no studies that have addressed the effect of this controversy on women with a history of breast cancer who have undergone breast reconstruction with silicone implants.

Purpose: This study was undertaken to understand the concerns of such women regarding their breast reconstructions and to assess what impact the silicone implant controversy had on them.

Herpes revisited. Still a cause of concern.

The American Social Health Association (ASHA) surveyed people with herpes about their experiences with the disease and its effect on their lives. A systematic sample of 5,000 was chosen from approximately 10,000 readers of the helper, ASHA's quarterly journal for people with herpes. Of the sample, 3,120 returned completed surveys, which addressed medical history, health-care experience, treatment, personal impact, and demographic information.