title: Brief Report: Factors Influencing Healthcare Satisfaction in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: The current study investigated healthcare satisfaction and factors related to satisfaction in 92 adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Participants or their caregiver completed a survey about their experiences with primary care and specialty physicians. Respondents reported a high level of satisfaction with their healthcare. The only factor significantly associated with satisfaction was age, with participants under age 26 reporting significantly higher levels of satisfaction than participants above age 26. Participants under age 26 also were significantly more likely to live at home, have private health insurance, and have others making their healthcare decisions than participants above age 26. Results indicate that healthcare satisfaction can be high for adults with ASD that have good family and community support.
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), E. P. Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Alan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), E. P. Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.|Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Women and Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI, 02905, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn E B
authors.initials: CEB
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.|Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Women and Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI, 02905, USA.
authors.forename: Todd P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), E. P. Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.|Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), E. P. Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.|Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), E. P. Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI, USA. Stephen_Sheinkopf@brown.edu.|Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Stephen_Sheinkopf@brown.edu.|Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Stephen_Sheinkopf@brown.edu.|Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Women and Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI, 02905, USA. Stephen_Sheinkopf@brown.edu.|Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Stephen_Sheinkopf@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sheinkopf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: ASD; Adult; Autism; Healthcare; Satisfaction