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Sep 24, 2023 · Additionally, nurses and other medical staff must understand the unique hospital experiences and challenges of autistic patients to improve care and facilitate better hospital experiences. This review further highlights the crucial need to adopt a collaborative and inclusive approach between autistic patients, their families and healthcare staff.
Apr 1, 2024 · Therefore, the present study undertook a scoping review of the literature on interventions designed to improve the health care experiences for autistic individuals to 1) determine the extent of available research 2) assess which medical settings are represented in the literature, 3) identify the methodologies used and 4) assess the adequacy of the current literature to summarize the state of ...
Introduction. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex, lifelong neurodevelopmental condition characterized by impairments in the areas of communication and social interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Autism is considered a spectrum condition because symptoms range from mild to severe and ...
Only two studies included autistic individuals and family members in the development and evaluation of interventions. 21,69 While a child’s chronological age may have restricted access to obtaining some patient feedback, the opinions and experiences of autistic individuals and their families in developing interventions was absent. No study examined the racial and ethnic characteristics of ...
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Abstract. Objective: We conducted a scoping review of interventions designed to improve the health care experiences of autistic individuals and assessed the methodology and outcomes used to evaluate them. Methods: Literature from January 2005 to October 2020 was searched using PubMed, Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Cumulated Index to ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) currently affects one in 36 children.1 Approximately 70% of autistic individuals have co-occurring health conditions that include neuro-logical, gastrointestinal, respiratory and psychiatric is-sues2–5 resulting in increased health care utilization across inpatient, outpatient, psychiatric and emergency depart ...
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Of 211 articles screened, 30 were eligible and included. Through our review, we identified two main themes. The first theme, ‘challenges to hospital experiences’, includes four sub‐themes: (1) communication, (2) a mismatch between the needs for autistic patients and the hospital environment, (3) challenges related to parents' experiences ...
