Using a Community Participatory Research Approach to Understand Satisfaction with Psychopharmacology Among Families of Children with Psychiatric Co-Morbidities |
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| Authors: | Karen Hacker Elisa Friedman Shalini A. Tendulkar Patrice Melvin Maureen Jerz Lisa Lambert |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Institute for Community Health, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, 163 Gore Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA;(2) Institute for Community Health, Cambridge Health Alliance, 163 Gore Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA;(3) Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Children’s Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA;(4) Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts, 45 Bromfield Street 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02108, USA |
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| Abstract: | How do parents of children with psychiatric co-morbidities perceive their children’s use of psychiatric medications? To learn more, the Parent/Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts (PAL), representing families of children with mental health needs, collaborated with researchers on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study. A questionnaire assessed satisfaction with psychiatric medication as it pertained to children with psychiatric co-morbidities (n = 212). Satisfied parents were likely to employ alternative therapies and feel that prescribers had informed them about medication use and side effects. Results reinforce the need for prescribers to discuss psychopharmacology with families. CBPR improved study relevance and supported PAL’s advocacy efforts. |
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