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16215451

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Little research has been conducted on sociodemographic and cost disparities regarding the use of longer-acting versus short-acting stimulants in the pediatric population. Demographic characteristics and healthcare expenditures of children taking short-acting stimulants versus longer-acting stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were compared. Data from the 2000 and 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative household survey, were analyzed for 221 children exclusively taking short-acting stimulants and 153 children exclusively taking longer-acting stimulants. No disparities in receiving short-acting as opposed to longer-acting stimulants were found by age, gender, race/ethnicity, region of the country, or insurance status. However, children in the latter group were more likely to come from higher income backgrounds and had greater psychotropic medication costs and total healthcare expenditures. For the most part, sociodemographic disparities in medication treatment for ADHD do not appear to exist once a diagnosis has been made.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1094-3412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
430-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Sociodemographic and economic comparisons of children prescribed longer-acting versus short-acting stimulant medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. stevensj@chi.osu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study