Comparison of healthcare experiences in autistic and non-autistic adults: A cross-sectional online survey facilitated by an academic-community partnership

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 761-769

  Nicolaidis, Christina ^a   Raymaker, Dora ^a,b   McDonald, Katherine ^c   Dern, Sebastian ^d   Boisclair, W Cody ^d   Ashkenazy, Elesia ^b   Baggs, Amanda ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Autistic Self Advocacy Network   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AASPIRE Community Partner at Large   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; community based participatory research; disability; healthcare disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878584487     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2262-7     Document Type: Article

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