Do autistic patients change healthcare services utilisation through the transition age? An Italian longitudinal retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This paper aims to provide an estimate of the prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 8-year-olds in 2017 based on administrative databases and to investigate the change in healthcare service use during the healthcare transition age of 18.

Design

This research is based on a longitudinal retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The data is drawn from the Italian Administrative Healthcare Database (2010-2017).

Participants

We identified 5607 ASD patients; 331 ASD patients from 2012 to 2015 in the calendar year of their 18th birthday were selected and their health service utilisation during a 5-year period-ranging from 2 years preceding and succeeding their 18th year-were investigated.

Interventions

None.

Primary and secondary outcome

SUBMITTER: Tunesi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886997 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature