ERIC Number: EJ967910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
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Autism-Specific Primary Care Medical Home Intervention
Golnik, Allison; Scal, Peter; Wey, Andrew; Gaillard, Philippe
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v42 n6 p1087-1093 Jun 2012
Forty-six subjects received primary medical care within an autism-specific medical home intervention (www.autismmedicalhome.com) and 157 controls received standard primary medical care. Subjects and controls had autism spectrum disorder diagnoses. Thirty-four subjects (74%) and 62 controls (40%) completed pre and post surveys. Controlling for pre-survey medical home status, subjects had 250% greater odds of receipt of a medical home at the study end compared to controls (p = 0.021). Compared to controls, subjects receiving the intervention reported significantly more satisfaction (p = 0.0004), greater shared decision making (p = 0.0005) and fewer unmet needs (p = 0.067). However, subjects reported no change in family stress (p = 0.204).
Descriptors: Medical Services, Intervention, Autism, Child Health, Primary Health Care, Control Groups, Family Environment, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Decision Making, Clinical Diagnosis, Surveys, Stress Variables
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