Factors Affecting Medication Adherence in Children Receiving Outpatient Pharmacotherapy and Parental Adherence

What is it about?

short title: FACTORS AFFECTING MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN CHILDREN summary: This study investigated factors affecting medication adherence in children receiving pharmacotherapy and parental adherence to their children’s medication, focusing on recognition of the child as well as the parent.

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Why is it important?

In this study, we found that medication adherence was higher in both children and their mothers when mothers felt that “my children’s symptoms improved with treatment and medication.” Furthermore, medication adherence in children and their mothers was significantly correlated with children’s trust in their mothers. This finding suggests the need for psychosocial support that accounts for mothers’ influence on medication adherence in children treated in child psychiatry departments.