A Survey of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Raz, Raanan; Lerner-Geva, Liat; Leon, Odelia; Chodick, Gabriel; Gabis, Lidia V.
Titel	A Survey of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 10, S.2295-2302 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-013-1782-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Surveys; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Expenditures; Costs; Health Services; Therapy; Regression (Statistics); Predictor Variables; Access to Health Care; Parents; Severity (of Disability); Educational Attainment; Siblings; Developmental Disabilities; Mainstreaming; Family Income; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Ausgaben; Cost; Kosten; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Therapie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Prädiktor; Eltern; Schweregrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sibling; Geschwister; Entwicklungsstörung; Familieneinkommen
Abstract	We describe a survey of children with ASD aged 4-10 years. The main dependent variables were out-of-pocket expenditures for health services and hours of therapy. Multivariable logistic regression models were used in order to find independent predictors for service utilization. Parents of 178 of the children (87%) agreed to participate. The average annual out-of-pocket cost was $8,288, with a median of $4,473 and a range of $0-89,754. Higher severity of ASD and a parent with an academic degree were associated with higher expenditure. Having at least one older sibling, siblings without developmental disorders, regular education setting, lower parent education and low income were associated with lower expenditure. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10