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Autor/inn/en | Höfer, Juliana; Hoffmann, Falk; Dörks, Michael; Kamp-Becker, Inge; Küpper, Charlotte; Poustka, Luise; Roepke, Stefan; Roessner, Veit; Stroth, Sanna; Wolff, Nicole; Bachmann, Christian J. |
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Titel | Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics |
Quelle | In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 2, S.540-552 (13 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0162-3257 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10803-021-04955-4 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Health Services; Health Care Costs; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Psychiatric Services; Drug Therapy; Occupational Therapy; Gender Differences; Asperger Syndrome; Germany |
Abstract | Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with high services use, but European data on costs are scarce. Utilisation and annual costs of 385 individuals with ASD (aged 4-67 years; 18.2% females; 37.4% IQ < 85) from German outpatient clinics were assessed. Average annual costs per person were 3287 EUR, with psychiatric inpatient care (19.8%), pharmacotherapy (11.1%), and occupational therapy (11.1%) being the largest cost components. Females incurred higher costs than males (4864 EUR vs. 2936 EUR). In a regression model, female sex (Cost Ratio: 1.65), lower IQ (1.90), and Asperger syndrome (1.54) were associated with higher costs. In conclusion, ASD-related health costs are comparable to those of schizophrenia, thus underlining its public health relevance. Higher costs in females demand further research. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |