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. 2014 Nov;18(8):691-8.
doi: 10.1177/1087054712453171. Epub 2012 Jul 30.

Increasing teachers' knowledge about ADHD and learning disorders: an investigation on the role of a psychoeducational intervention

Ana P Aguiar  1 , Renata R Kieling  1 , Adriana C Costa  1 , Neusa Chardosim  1 , Beatriz V Dorneles  1 , Mariana R Almeida  1 , Ana C Mazzuca  1 , Christian Kieling  1 , Luis A Rohde  2
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Increasing teachers' knowledge about ADHD and learning disorders: an investigation on the role of a psychoeducational intervention

Ana P Aguiar et al. J Atten Disord. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate elementary school teachers' baseline knowledge about ADHD and learning disorders (LD) and the impact of a strategy to increase awareness of these disorders.

Method: A total of 37 teachers were selected from four elementary schools in the catchment area of the University Hospital, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. To evaluate teachers' knowledge, two self-report questionnaires about ADHD and LD were applied before and after an awareness program on these disorders.

Results: The intervention significantly increased teachers' knowledge of both disorders, even after adjustment for confounding factors (p < .001). In the repeated measures ANCOVA, only teachers' previous knowledge of ADHD/LD (p < .001) was significant in predicting score change in knowledge before and after the intervention.

Conclusion: Results suggest the efficacy of a brief psychoeducational intervention program for increasing teacher awareness and knowledge about ADHD and LD. Future studies are warranted to confirm the efficacy and evaluate the long-term impact of this intervention.

Keywords: ADHD; awareness; learning disorders; teacher knowledge.

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