Impact of training in autism for primary care providers: A pilot study

dc.contributor.authorBordini D.
dc.contributor.authorLowenthal R.
dc.contributor.authorGadelha A.
dc.contributor.authorde Araujo Filho G.M.
dc.contributor.authorMari J.J.
dc.contributor.authorPaula C.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T00:59:04Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T00:59:04Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstract© 2015 Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria.Objective: To evaluate the impact of a training program on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identification offered to Brazilian health professionals. Methods: Twenty-two primary care providers participated in five 3-hour weekly training sessions. Results: The trained providers significantly improved their ASD knowledge after training in comparison with pre-training (mean score, 6.73 vs. 9.18, p<0.01). Clinical practice also changed: 4 months after the training program, the providers had referred six times as many suspected cases of ASD to a specialized mental health service in comparison with the previous 4 months. Conclusion: This pilot training model seems a promising, feasible, and inexpensive way to improve early identification of ASD in the primary care system.
dc.description.firstpage63
dc.description.issuenumber1
dc.description.lastpage66
dc.description.volume37
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1516-4446-2014-1367
dc.identifier.issn1516-4446
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/36304
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subject.otherlanguageAutistic disorder
dc.subject.otherlanguageEarly diagnosis
dc.subject.otherlanguageInservice training
dc.subject.otherlanguagePrimary health care
dc.titleImpact of training in autism for primary care providers: A pilot study
dc.typeArtigo
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local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-84941951700
local.scopus.subjectAdult
local.scopus.subjectChild
local.scopus.subjectChild Development Disorders, Pervasive
local.scopus.subjectChild, Preschool
local.scopus.subjectFemale
local.scopus.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
local.scopus.subjectHealth Personnel
local.scopus.subjectHumans
local.scopus.subjectInfant
local.scopus.subjectMale
local.scopus.subjectMiddle Aged
local.scopus.subjectPediatrics
local.scopus.subjectPilot Projects
local.scopus.subjectPrimary Health Care
local.scopus.subjectQuestionnaires
local.scopus.subjectReproducibility of Results
local.scopus.subjectStatistics, Nonparametric
local.scopus.subjectTime Factors
local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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