Clinical trial NCT04799886: Attitudes Associated to Prescription of ADHD Drugs Among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in Region Skåne.
Official title: Attitudes Associated to Prescription of ADHD Drugs Among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in Region Skåne.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Attitude
ADHD - Combined Type
Physician's Role
Lead sponsor: Lund University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Region Skane
First posted: 2021-03-16
Enrollment: 11
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All child and adolescent psychiatrists in Region Skåne are informed about the study and ask for participation.

Brief summary: Each year Region Skåne in Sweden gathers information on drug prescriptions within the region. The last ten years a significant pattern of uneven prescription rates of ADHD drugs to people up to 17 years of age are noticed in the different districts. These regional differences are noticed in other regions in Sweden as well and internationally.

The convention on the rights of the child became an institutional law in Sweden in 2020 and it emphasises that each child has the right to equal care and treatment. Therefore it is of importance to analyse how the variations in prescriptions rates arise and if we as healthcare providers can influence it. Our study is a collaboration between Region Skåne and the university of Lund and is a part of a larger study of the regional variations of prescriptions of ADHD drugs. Previous research informs us that a complex interplay of multiple factors can be behind variations in prescription rates among medical doctors and not the least subjective experiences and attitudes.

Our study performs semistructured interviews of Region Skånes child and adolescent psychiatrists with questions specifically regarding their own experiences and attitudes that might influence their prescription behavior.

The intention is to gather information that can guide future research questions.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* child and adolescent psychiatrist in Region Skåne

Exclusion Criteria:

* part of the research group

Primary outcomes:
measure: Attitudes and experiences associated with prescription and diagnosis of ADHD
timeFrame: 1 day (During the analysis of the transcribed interview)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Malmö
country: Sweden
facility: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Skane
Study officials:
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