TABLE 4. EFFECTS OF MEDICATION WEARING OFF, OVERALL AND BY MEDICATION GROUP.
PARTICIPANTS, N (%) | ALL ADHD (N = 616) | SHORT-ACTING (N = 166) | LONG-ACTING (N = 201) | AUGMENTERS (N = 249) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Relationship with spouse/partner** | ||||
All negative | 98 (29.4) | 20 (23.3) | 27 (24.3) | 51 (37.5) |
Not negative/some negative | 235 (70.6) | 66 (76.7) | 84 (75.7) | 85 (62.5) |
N/A | 283 | 80 | 90 | 113 |
Relationship with children | ||||
All negative | 66 (21.9) | 20 (24.1) | 20 (23.3) | 26 (19.7) |
Not negative/some negative | 235 (78.1) | 63 (75.9) | 66 (76.7) | 106 (80.3) |
N/A | 315 | 83 | 115 | 117 |
Ability to be a responsible parent | ||||
All negative | 66 (21.9) | 22 (25.6) | 19 (22.6) | 25 (18.9) |
Not negative/some negative | 236 (78.1) | 64 (74.4) | 65 (77.4) | 107 (81.1) |
N/A | 314 | 80 | 117 | 117 |
Relationship with parents | ||||
All negative | 79 (17.1) | 17 (14.7) | 23 (15.9) | 39 (19.4) |
Not negative/some negative | 383 (82.9) | 99 (85.3) | 122 (84.1) | 162 (80.6) |
N/A | 154 | 50 | 56 | 48 |
Friendships | ||||
All negative | 122 (20.9) | 28 (17.9) | 38 (19.6) | 56 (23.9) |
Not negative/some negative | 462 (79.1) | 128 (82.1) | 156 (80.4) | 178 (76.1) |
N/A | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
Relationship with colleagues | ||||
All negative | 106 (24.4) | 28 (23.0) | 28 (22.4) | 50 (26.6) |
Not negative/some negative | 329 (75.6) | 94 (77.0) | 97 (77.6) | 138 (73.4) |
N/A | 181 | 44 | 76 | 61 |
Ability to manage household responsibilities | ||||
All negative | 214 (47.8) | 57 (45.6) | 73 (55.3) | 84 (44.0) |
Not negative/some negative | 234 (52.5) | 68 (54.4) | 59 (44.7) | 107 (56.0) |
N/A | 168 | 41 | 69 | 58 |
Ability to manage responsibilities at work | ||||
All negative | 250 (49.0) | 63 (43.8) | 78 (49.4) | 109 (52.4) |
Not negative/some negative | 260 (51.0) | 81 (56.3) | 80 (50.6) | 99 (47.6) |
N/A | 106 | 22 | 43 | 41 |
Ability to do schoolwork/homework | ||||
All negative | 45 (63.4) | 11 (55.0) | 16 (55.5) | 18 (81.8) |
Not negative/some negative | 26 (36.6) | 9 (45.0) | 13 (44.8) | 4 (18.2) |
N/A | 545 | 146 | 172 | 227 |
Emotional response or mood | ||||
All negative | 235 (39.0) | 58 (35.6) | 79 (40.3) | 98 (40.2) |
Not negative/some negative | 368 (61.0) | 105 (64.4) | 117 (59.7) | 146 (59.8) |
N/A | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Note: *P < 0.05,
**P < 0.001 group comparison.