ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2018
The Construction and Validation of Child, Adolescent and Parental Decision Aids for Considering Methylphenidate Drug Holidays in ADHD.
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- Personalized ADHD Medication Experiments to Inform Decisions About Continued Medication Use: An Open-Label Trial.Academic pediatrics · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Drug Holidays on Metacognitive and Theory of Mind Skills of Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Preliminary Findings.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- A scoping review on adaptations incorporated into decision aids for children and adolescents (C&A) cohorts.Translational pediatrics · 2025Review
- Drug Holidays May Attenuate Beneficial Effects of Treatment on Emotion Regulation and Recognition Among Children with ADHD: A Single-Center, Prospective Study.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- The Development of Schematics to Illustrate Women's Experiences with Adjuvant Hormone Therapy in the Treatment of Breast Cancer.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
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Abstract
Guidelines recommend encouraging young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are taking medication long-term, to discuss their preferences for stopping or changing their treatment, including a discussion about 'drug holidays', with their doctor. Yet, to date, no written information has been available to empower children and adolescents with ADHD and their parents to make informed decisions about drug holidays. The aim of this study was to design and develop a suite of decision aids to help families decide if they want to take a drug holiday from methylphenidate. The material was designed with reference to the literature and in consultation with a secondary-care specialist, and validated with two panels composed of specialists and parents using content validity questionnaires and interviews; before being finished and branded by a design service. Three decision aids were produced, with parental and adolescent versions composed of a booklet and a pull-out form for self-completion, and the child version being a booklet for reading and self-completion. Existing research calls for suitable written materials to feasibly increase the uptake of practitioner-initiated planned drug holidays from methylphenidate. We envisage these materials will open up the space to discuss drug holidays in ADHD during annual reviews, in line with UK government guidelines.
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