In 2012, the average annual cost of ADHD per child in Europe was estimated to be between €9860 and €14,483.14 The total social and economic costs of ADHD in Australia (A$) in 2019 were estimated at A$20.42 billion, including substantial productivity losses of A$10.19 billion.13 It has...
For inclusion in this review, studies had to compare two or more ADHD interventions with at least one pharmacotherapy, assess both costs and outcomes, and be conducted between 1990 and 2011 in North America, Europe, Australia or New Zealand. Studies were excluded if they were not original ...
Two independent reviewers completed a two-stage screening process and quality assessment. Results are presented as a narrative synthesis. Economic evaluation study cost data were converted for comparability. Of the 5963 results, 28 studies were included. Most interventions were found to be effective in...
The methodological quality of the included studies was independently assessed by the two reviewers using (1) The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) quality assessment tools [27] for Controlled Intervention Studies, Before-After (Pre-Post) Studies With No Control Group, and Observatio...