Aperçu: G.M.
Les
filles et les femmes de la population générale présentent un profil
distinct des besoins cliniques et utilisent davantage de services de
santé associés par rapport aux garçons et aux hommes.
Cependant,
la recherche axée sur les modes d'utilisation des services de santé
chez les filles et les femmes avec un diagnostic de troubles du spectre
de l'autisme (TSA) est limitée.
Les
adolescentes et les femmes avec un diagnostic de TSA présentaient des troubles
mentaux et physiques prédominants et les parents ont signalé des taux
élevés de pression sur les fournisseurs de soin.
L'utilisation
de services multiples était fréquente dans tous les groupes d'âge, en
particulier chez les adolescentes et les femmes ayant une déficience
intellectuelle. Dans
l'ensemble, il y a eu peu de différences entre les sexes, bien qu'une proportion nettement plus
élevée de filles et de femmes aient eu accès aux services de psychiatrie
et aux services d'urgence par rapport aux garçons et aux hommes. L'étude suggère
que les filles et les femmes avec un diagnostic de TSA peuvent partager
plusieurs des mêmes besoins cliniques élevés et des modes d'utilisation
des services que les garçons et les hommes avec le même diagnostic.
Autism Res. 2017 May 5. doi: 10.1002/aur.1806.
Identifying the clinical needs and patterns of health service use of adolescent girls and women with autism spectrum disorder
Author information
- 1
- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3.
- 2
- Adult Neurodevelopmental Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2B4.
- 3
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8.
Abstract
Girls
and women in the general population present with a distinct profile of
clinical needs and use more associated health services compared to boys
and men; however, research focused on health service use patterns among
girls and women with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) is limited. In the current study, caregivers of 61 adolescent
girls and women with ASD and 223 boys and men with ASD completed an
online survey. Descriptive analyses were conducted to better understand
the clinical needs and associated service use patterns of girls and
women with ASD. Sex/gender comparisons were made of individuals'
clinical needs and service use. Adolescent girls and women with ASD had
prevalent co-occurring mental and physical conditions and parents
reported elevated levels of caregiver strain. Multiple service use was
common across age groups, particularly among adolescent girls and women
with intellectual disability. Overall, few sex/gender differences
emerged, although a significantly greater proportion of girls and women
accessed psychiatry and emergency department services as compared to
boys and men. Though the current study is limited by its use of parent
report and small sample size, it suggests that girls and women with ASD
may share many of the same high clinical needs and patterns of services
use as boys and men with ASD. Areas for future research are discussed to
help ensure appropriate support is provided to this understudied
population. Autism Res 2017. © 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
© 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- PMID: 28474493
- DOI: 10.1002/aur.1806
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