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- Title
Health Care Costs Associated With Parent-Reported ADHD: A Longitudinal Australian Population-Based Study.
- Authors
In de Braek, Dymphie M. J. M.; Dijkstra, Jeanette B.; Ponds, Rudolf W.; Jolles, Jelle; Sciberras, Emma; Lucas, Nina; Efron, Daryl; Gold, Lisa; Hiscock, Harriet; Nicholson, Jan M
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine the health care costs associated with ADHD within a nationally representative sample of children.<bold>Method: </bold>Data were from Waves 1 to 3 (4-9 years) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 4,983). ADHD was defined by previous diagnosis and a measure of ADHD symptoms (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [SDQ]). Participant data were linked to administrative data on health care costs. Analyses controlled for demographic factors and internalizing and externalizing comorbidities.<bold>Results: </bold>Costs associated with health care attendances and medications were higher for children with parent-reported ADHD at each age. Cost differences were highest at 8 to 9 years for both health care attendances and medications. Persistent symptoms were associated with higher costs ( p < .001). Excess population health care costs amounted to Aus$25 to Aus$30 million over 6 years, from 4 to 9 years of age.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>ADHD is associated with significant health care costs from early in life. Understanding the costs associated with ADHD is an important first step in helping to plan for service-system changes.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL care costs; PARENTS; PUBLIC health surveillance; QUESTIONNAIRES; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Journal of Attention Disorders, 2017, Vol 21, Issue 13, p1063
- ISSN
1087-0547
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1087054713491494