title: Autism-specific primary care medical home intervention.
abstract: Forty-six subjects received primary medical care within an autism-specific medical home intervention ( www.autismmedicalhome.com ) and 157 controls received standard primary medical care. Subjects and controls had autism spectrum disorder diagnoses. Thirty-four subjects (74%) and 62 controls (40%) completed pre and post surveys. Controlling for pre-survey medical home status, subjects had 250% greater odds of receipt of a medical home at the study end compared to controls (p = 0.021). Compared to controls, subjects receiving the intervention reported significantly more satisfaction (p = 0.0004), greater shared decision making (p = 0.0005) and fewer unmet needs (p = 0.067). However, subjects reported no change in family stress (p = 0.204).
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics and Fairview Health System, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street SE, 3rd Floor West, Room 370E, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA. allison.golnik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golnik
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scal
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wey
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*