Eleventh International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

In patients with ADHD, non-adherence has been associated with poor recovery, relapse of symptoms, lack of adherence to medication, deterioration, and inefficient use of mental health resources. The results for non-compliance with ADHD treatment are worrying, ranging between 15% and 87%. Despite the poor research on the intrinsic variables of the health professional in the doctor-patient relationship and therapeutic adherence, it’s considered an important element and the positive effect of a good doctor-patient relationship is recognized. There is still no clarity about the variables that intervene in the processes of adherence, the specific factors that must be improved are still unclear, and much less are there strategies regarding the improvement of this verbal communication. The main objective of this study is to identify the difference between the pattern of verbalizations emitted by the Neurologist in cases where there is a second medical appointment and the cases where this isn’t the case. The participants were 40 children. All the children had the diagnosis of ADHD. The study is quantitative non-experimental, transactional cohort correlational. The methodology used is observational. The UMann-Whitney test was applied to analyze statistically significant differences between groups. Attendance and non-attendance at a second appointment was taken as a grouping variable. The results indicate statistically significant differences in the punishment and informational functions. This indicates that there are differences between the doctor’s verbalization pattern that characterizes the cases in which there is a second appointment and the verbalization pattern in the cases in which there is no follow-up.