Frecuencia de administración de psicoestimulantes en escolares de primero a sexto básico en Talca

Buttinghausen G., Valeria; Cruz F., Jaime; Elizalde R., Lorenza; Tapia D., Daniela; Figueroa J., Francisca; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea

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dc.contributor.author	Buttinghausen G., Valeria
dc.contributor.author	Cruz F., Jaime
dc.contributor.author	Elizalde R., Lorenza
dc.contributor.author	Tapia D., Daniela
dc.contributor.author	Figueroa J., Francisca
dc.contributor.author	Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-12T12:53:57Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-12T12:53:57Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/1600
dc.description.abstract	Background: Stimulant drugs are frequently prescribed in the treatment of Attention-Defi cit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. Drug prescription is associated with children’s age and gender. Chile has few reports of Stimulant drugs prescription and there are no records in our region. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of Stimulant drugs intake in schoolchildren from fi rst to sixth grade in Talca. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study in schoolchildren attending fi rst to sixth grade at urban schools in Talca was performed. The schools were stratifi ed according to socioeconomic status. A list with sex and age of the children was obtained from the headmaster of each school. The information about stimulant drugs prescription was provided by the class teacher or the person in charge of special education. Results: We studied 2,905 children, 1.76% of them were under stimulant drugs, 0.96% took methylphenidate and 0.76% took dexamphetamine. Administration of ADHD drugs was higher in boys than in girls (OR = 5.8; 95% IC: 1.35-4.43), in fourth grade students (OR = 2.3; 95%, IC: 1.26-4.15) and in 11-year-old children (OR = 2,4; 95%, IC: 1,35-4,43). Intake of methylphenidate was higher in the dhighest socioeconomic status (p = 0.0496), while the highest intake of dexamphetamine was found in the lowest socioeconomic status (p = 0.0014). Discussion: The use of stimulant drugs medication is low in Talca compared to national records. The prescription of these drugs is related to the age, sex of the students while the kind of drug prescribed was related to the socioeconomic status of the child.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	es	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Revista Chilena de Neuro-Psiquiatría, 49(3), 258-264	es_CL
dc.subject	Attention deficit disorder	es_CL
dc.subject	Dexamphetamine	es_CL
dc.subject	Methylphenidate	es_CL
dc.title	Frecuencia de administración de psicoestimulantes en escolares de primero a sexto básico en Talca	es_CL
dc.title.alternative	Stimulant drugs intake among fi rst to sixth grade schoolchildren in Talca	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Medicina	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scielo	es_CL