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Abstract

This predictive research aimed to study the level of caring behaviors and factors predicting caring behavior of caregivers for medication adherence of school-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample comprised 100 primary caregivers of children, aged 6-12 years, who had been diagnosed with ADHD and were receiving treatment at a psychiatric child clinic in Songkhla Rajanagarindra Psychiatric hospital, southern Thailand. The research instruments consisted of 5 parts: (1) demographic data, (2) caregiver’s attitude toward ADHD medication used, (3) caregiver's perception on stigma of children with ADHD questionnaire, (4) caregiver's perception on ADHD medication side effects questionnaire, and (5) caring behavior of caregivers for medication adherence of children with ADHD (scale 1 – 4). The content validity of 5 parts was verified by three experts. The reliability of parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 were tested using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, yielding values of .81, .93, .70 and .83 respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The predictability of the selected factors was analyzed using multiple regression (Backward Method). The results showed that caring behaviors of caregivers for medication adherence of school-age children with ADHD were at a high level (M = 3.28, SD = .437). Predictive factors could explain 10.4 percent of the variance (R2 = .104, p <.05). For consideration, the factors that significantly predicted caring behaviors was the caregivers’ attitude toward ADHD medication used (B = .281, p < .05). The results of this study could be used as basic information to develop nursing care to improve caregivers’ attitude for medication adherence of children with ADHD.