Implementation of a Practice Development Model to Reduce the Wait for Autism Spectrum Diagnosis in Adults

Autor/inn/en	Rutherford, Marion; Forsyth, Kirsty; McKenzie, Karen; McClure, Iain; Murray, Aja; McCartney, Deborah; Irvine, Linda; O'Hare, Anne
Titel	Implementation of a Practice Development Model to Reduce the Wait for Autism Spectrum Diagnosis in Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 8, S.2677-2691 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rutherford, Marion)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3501-5
Schlagwörter	Program Implementation; Models; Clinical Diagnosis; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Adults; Access to Health Care; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Improvement; Intervention; Workshops; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analogiemodell; Autismus; Qualitätssteigerung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study examined waiting times for diagnostic assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in 11 adult services, prior to and following the implementation of a 12 month change program. Methods to support change are reported and a multi-level modelling approach determined the effect of the change program on overall wait times. Results were statistically significant (b = - 0.25, t(136) = - 2.88, p = 0.005). The average time individuals waited for diagnosis across all services reduced from 149.4 days prior to the change program and 119.5 days after it, with an average reduction of 29.9 days overall. This innovative intervention provides a promising framework for service improvement to reduce the wait for diagnostic assessment of ASD in adults across the range of spectrum presentations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01