Parental report of medication acceptance among youth: implications for everyday practice.
OBJECTIVE
Evidence-based interventions for pill swallowing training exist but are primarily implemented in pediatric specialty hospitals. Given increasing interest in the translation of brief and effective interventions to the wider population, there is a need to examine medication acceptance in a normative sample.


METHODS
Participants (N = 304) completed the Medication Acceptance Survey, which assessed child/adolescent liquid and pill medication history and acceptance as well as parental interest in pill swallowing training.


RESULTS
Results showed that 30-40% of youth had rejected/refused a pill or liquid formulation. Over half were unable to swallow a standard size pill or small capsule. Despite these difficulties, most parents did not express interest in an empirically supported pill swallowing training intervention.


CONCLUSIONS
The results provide directions for future research as well as the translation of pill swallowing interventions to primary care.
Polaha
Jodi
J
Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
Dalton
William T
WT
Lancaster
Blake M
BM
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003679:Deglutition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations