Eliciting preferences for continuing medication among adult patients and parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is less than optimal. Previous studies have primarily focused on qualitative assessment of factors that influence medication adherence.

Objective

This study aimed to quantify the factors that influence patient and parent preferences for continuing ADHD medication.

Method

A discrete-choice experiment was conducted to investigate preferences. Adults, and parents of children, with ADHD were presented with eight hypothetical choice tasks of three options (Medication A, Medication B, No Medication) described by six attributes related to medication outcomes. Preferences were estimated using a mixed multinomial logit model.

Results

Overall, respondents' preferences (n = 216) for con

SUBMITTER: Khan MU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122456 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature