Patterns of Presentation to a Children's Hospital Emergency Department of Patients with Autism and/or Intellectual Disability with Behaviours of Concern

Autor/inn/en	Efron, Daryl; Cull, Emily; Fowler, James; Dunn, Karen; Prakash, Chidambaram
Titel	Patterns of Presentation to a Children's Hospital Emergency Department of Patients with Autism and/or Intellectual Disability with Behaviours of Concern
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 48 (2023) 1, S.40-45 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2022.2109824
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Intellectual Disability; Hospitalized Children; Hospitals; Behavior Problems; Adolescents; Patients; Needs; Pediatrics; Allied Health Personnel; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Autism; Autismus; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Patient; Grundbedürfnis; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Australien
Abstract	Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic, clinical characteristics, and service systems of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual disability presenting to a large paediatric hospital emergency department (ED) with behaviours of concern (BOC) over a two-year period. Method: Retrospective audit of ED presentations with BOC in patients with ASD and/or intellectual disability from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020, at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Results: There were 124 presentations (84 patients) in 2019 and 129 presentations (82 patients) in 2020. The mean age was 11.7 years. 55% arrived by ambulance, 24% required physical restraint, and 26% required sedation. Re-presentation was predicted by single-parent household, child protection involvement, and requirement of an interpreter. Conclusions: Children and adolescents with ASD and/or intellectual disability regularly present to ED with BOC. New models of care are required to better support this highly vulnerable patient group. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01