Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The study aimed to investigate the economic costs in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explored how the time interval from diagnosis to treatment time interval from the date children first diagnosed with ASD to the date of first speech/behavior treatment influenced the eco...

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Autores principales:	Wensu Zhou, Kui Wu, Shu Chen, Dan Liu, Huilan Xu, Xiyue Xiong
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	autism spectrum disorder economic burden family China time interval Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0bf7024abe2b4b198980dbcb5a8dd06c2021-12-01T08:14:55ZEffect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder1664-064010.3389/fpsyt.2021.679542https://doaj.org/article/0bf7024abe2b4b198980dbcb5a8dd06c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.679542/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640The study aimed to investigate the economic costs in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explored how the time interval from diagnosis to treatment time interval from the date children first diagnosed with ASD to the date of first speech/behavior treatment influenced the economic costs. It was a cross-sectional study that recruited families with autistic children in Changsha, Hunan Province of China during March to November 2018. A self-designed questionnaire was applied to collect ASD-related economic costs in the two vital periods including the 12-month period after diagnosis and the most recent 12 months during the course of ASD. In total, 136 families with autistic children completed the interview. The results showed that 46.3% of children started intervention within 1 month. The median of total economic costs of these families in the 12-month period after diagnosis and the most recent 12 months was 26,502.26 RMB and 29,411.91 RMB, respectively. Compared with the time interval shorter than 1 month, time interval over 6 months was significantly associated with high direct economic costs (βSD = 0.308, 95% CI = 0.177, 1.254), inpatient/outpatient and drugs costs (βSD = 0.276, 95% CI = 0.104, 1.181), direct non-medical costs (βSD = 0.287, 95% CI = 0.140, 1.206), and total economic burden (βSD = 0.311, 95% CI = 0.186, 1.262); besides, time interval between 4 and 6 months was significantly related to large indirect costs (βSD = 0.230, 95% CI = 0.098, 1.363) in the 12-month period after diagnosis. Similarly, time interval between 1 and 3 months was significantly associated with high direct non-medical costs (βSD = 0.198, 95% CI = 0.004, 1.013) in the 12-month period after diagnosis. However, time interval from diagnosis to treatment was not correlated to economic costs in the recent 12 months. In the long term, shortening the time interval from diagnosis to treatment would reduce the economic burden on families, especially in the 12-month period after diagnosis.Wensu ZhouKui WuShu ChenDan LiuHuilan XuXiyue XiongXiyue XiongFrontiers Media S.A.articleautism spectrum disordereconomic burdenfamilyChinatime intervalPsychiatryRC435-571ENFrontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	autism spectrum disorder economic burden family China time interval Psychiatry RC435-571 Wensu Zhou Kui Wu Shu Chen Dan Liu Huilan Xu Xiyue Xiong Xiyue Xiong Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
description	The study aimed to investigate the economic costs in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explored how the time interval from diagnosis to treatment time interval from the date children first diagnosed with ASD to the date of first speech/behavior treatment influenced the economic costs. It was a cross-sectional study that recruited families with autistic children in Changsha, Hunan Province of China during March to November 2018. A self-designed questionnaire was applied to collect ASD-related economic costs in the two vital periods including the 12-month period after diagnosis and the most recent 12 months during the course of ASD. In total, 136 families with autistic children completed the interview. The results showed that 46.3% of children started intervention within 1 month. The median of total economic costs of these families in the 12-month period after diagnosis and the most recent 12 months was 26,502.26 RMB and 29,411.91 RMB, respectively. Compared with the time interval shorter than 1 month, time interval over 6 months was significantly associated with high direct economic costs (βSD = 0.308, 95% CI = 0.177, 1.254), inpatient/outpatient and drugs costs (βSD = 0.276, 95% CI = 0.104, 1.181), direct non-medical costs (βSD = 0.287, 95% CI = 0.140, 1.206), and total economic burden (βSD = 0.311, 95% CI = 0.186, 1.262); besides, time interval between 4 and 6 months was significantly related to large indirect costs (βSD = 0.230, 95% CI = 0.098, 1.363) in the 12-month period after diagnosis. Similarly, time interval between 1 and 3 months was significantly associated with high direct non-medical costs (βSD = 0.198, 95% CI = 0.004, 1.013) in the 12-month period after diagnosis. However, time interval from diagnosis to treatment was not correlated to economic costs in the recent 12 months. In the long term, shortening the time interval from diagnosis to treatment would reduce the economic burden on families, especially in the 12-month period after diagnosis.
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author	Wensu Zhou Kui Wu Shu Chen Dan Liu Huilan Xu Xiyue Xiong Xiyue Xiong
author_facet	Wensu Zhou Kui Wu Shu Chen Dan Liu Huilan Xu Xiyue Xiong Xiyue Xiong
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title	Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_short	Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full	Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_fullStr	Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_sort	effect of time interval from diagnosis to treatment on economic burden in families of children with autism spectrum disorder
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/0bf7024abe2b4b198980dbcb5a8dd06c
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Effect of Time Interval From Diagnosis to Treatment on Economic Burden in Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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