title: Youth Views on Communication About ADHD and Medication Adherence.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine youth perceptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) communication with their pediatric providers, their reported adherence to their ADHD medications, and their desired location for an ADHD educational program. Youth ages 7 through 17 with an ADHD diagnosis were recruited. A research associate interviewed the youth. Parents completed demographic questionnaires. Seventy families participated. One-third of the youth wanted more discussion about ADHD with their providers during visits. The average youth had over eight questions about ADHD and its treatment. Most youth wanted to learn about ADHD at their provider's office. Non-white and older youth were significantly more likely to be less adherent to their ADHD medications. Youth want their providers to engage them more during visits. Providers should take advantage of this interest to engage youth more in discussions regarding ADHD and its treatment during pediatric ADHD visits.
authors.affiliation: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7573, USA. betsy_sleath@unc.edu.
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sleath
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7573, USA.
authors.forename: Delesha M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7573, USA.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sayner
authors.affiliation: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7573, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Jeffers, Mann & Artman Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 2406 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7573, USA.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1100 Delaplaine Ct., Madison, WI, 53715-1896, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sulzer
authors.affiliation: Olson Huff Center, Mission Health System, 11 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Asheville, NC, 28803, USA.|Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Adrian D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D009657:North Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Children; Communication; Medication adherence; Youth