Quality of Life in Autism across the Lifespan: A Meta-Analysis

Autor/inn/en	van Heijst, Barbara F. C.; Geurts, Hilde M.
Titel	Quality of Life in Autism across the Lifespan: A Meta-Analysis
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 19 (2015) 2, S.158-167 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361313517053
Schlagwörter	Autism; Quality of Life; Meta Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Older Adults; Effect Size; Aging (Individuals); Severity (of Disability); Intelligence Quotient; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Predictor Variables; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Questionnaires; Check Lists; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Lebensqualität; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Älterer Erwachsener; Aging; Altern; Schweregrad; Intelligenzquotient; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prädiktor; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Checkliste; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder, with a known impact on quality of life. Yet the developmental trajectory of quality of life is not well understood. First, the effect of age on quality of life was studied with a meta-analysis. Our meta-analysis included 10 studies (published between 2004 and 2012) with a combined sample size of 486 people with autism and 17,776 controls. Second, as there were no studies on quality of life of the elderly with autism, we conducted an empirical study on quality of life of the elderly (age range 53-83) with autism (N = 24) and without autism (N = 24). The meta-analysis showed that quality of life is lower for people with autism compared to people without autism, and that the mean effect is large (Cohen's d = -0.96). Age did not have an effect on quality of life. The study concerning the elderly with autism showed that the difference in quality of life is similar in the elderly. Age, IQ and symptom severity did not predict quality of life in this sample. Across the lifespan, people with autism experience a much lower quality of life compared to people without autism. Hence, the quality of life seemed to be independent of someone's age. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01