A comparison of families of children with autism spectrum disorders in family daily routines, service usage, and stress levels by regionality
| Autor: | Reinie Cordier, Torbjörn Falkmer, Tomomi McAuliffe, Sharmila Vaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Employment
Male Parents 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Autism Spectrum Disorder Stress level 03 medical and health sciences Developmental Neuroscience Secondary analysis Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Service usage Psychiatry Child Life Style Family Characteristics 05 social sciences Rehabilitation Univariate General Medicine medicine.disease Medical services Autism spectrum disorder Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Autism Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Stress Psychological 050104 developmental & child psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Developmental neurorehabilitation. 20(8) |
| ISSN: | 1751-8431 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To explore whether family routines, service usage, and stress levels in families of children with autism spectrum disorder differ as a function of regionality. Methods: Secondary analysis of data was undertaken from 535 surveys. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate differences between families living in densely populated (DP) areas and less densely populated (LDP) areas. Results: Families living in LDP areas were found to: (1) have reduced employment hours (a two-parent household: Exp (B) = 3.48, p < .001, a single-parent household: Exp (B) = 3.32, p = .011); (2) travel greater distance to access medical facilities (Exp (B) = 1.27, p = .006); and (3) report less severe stress levels (Exp (B) = 0.22, p = .014). Conclusions: There were no differences in family routines; however, flexible employment opportunities and travel distance to medical services need to be considered in families living in LDP areas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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