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Juliana Höfer, Falk Hoffmann, Michael Dörks, Inge Kamp-Becker, Charlotte Küpper, Luise Poustka, Stefan Roepke, Veit Roessner, et al.
(2022).
Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(2), 540-552.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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17 Mar 2021
- Identifier
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10.1007/s10803-021-04955-4
- Authors
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Juliana Höfer,
Falk Hoffmann,
Michael Dörks,
Inge Kamp-Becker,
Charlotte Küpper,
Luise Poustka,
Stefan Roepke,
Veit Roessner,
Sanna Stroth,
Nicole Wolff,
Christian J. Bachmann
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- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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- 52(2), 540-552
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- article
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Abstract
Abstract Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with high services use, but European data on costs are scarce. Utilisation and annual costs of 385 individuals with ASD (aged 4–67 years; 18.2% females; 37.4% IQ < 85) from German outpatient clinics were assessed. Average annual costs per person were 3287 EUR, with psychiatric inpatient care (19.8%), pharmacotherapy (11.1%), and occupational therapy (11.1%) being the largest cost components. Females incurred higher costs than males (4864 EUR vs. 2936 EUR). In a regression model, female sex (Cost Ratio: 1.65), lower IQ (1.90), and Asperger syndrome (1.54) were associated with higher costs. In conclusion, ASD-related health costs are comparable to those of schizophrenia, thus underlining its public health relevance. Higher costs in females demand further research.
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