Family physicians' awareness of autism spectrum disorder: Results from a survey study

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dc.authorscopusid57204649290
dc.contributor.authorAraz Altay M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:26:10Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:26:10Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAIM: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. Family physicians with the first medical contact of children are among the most frequent physicians with ASD. We aimed to investigate family physicians' awareness of ASD. METHODS: This study was carried out family physicians in between September 25-October 15, 2018. The questionnaire form on autism awareness prepared by the researcher was delivered to family physicians electronically and in printed form, and it was filled out by volunteers. RESULTS: Forty-eight family physicians with an average professional experience of 16.9 ± 8.8 years participated in the study. A group of 66.7% of the participants had not previously received education on ASD, and 70.8% of them did not refer any child to child psychiatry with suspected ASD in the last 6 months. The participants stated that the most common clinical features in children with ASD were the inability to make eye contact (72.9%) and repetitive movements (47.9%), and 56.3% of them stated one or more features that are not observed in ASD. The compliance of the participants' answers about the clinical features observed in children wit h ASD with the DSM-5 criteria was determined to be 54.6 ± 18.4%. Significantly higher compliance rates were observed in the participants with education on autism and those working as a physician below 15 years. CONCLUSION: In our study, family physicians' awareness of ASD was not found to be adequate. Education programs on autism awareness should be applied to family physicians who are probably the most frequently encountered physicians by children with ASD. © 2019 Mengühan Araz Altay.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3889/oamjms.2019.199
dc.identifier.endpage972en_US
dc.identifier.issn1857-9655
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85068354146en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage967en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.199
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/16677
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAutism; Autism Awareness; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Family Physicians; Neurodevelopmental Disorderen_US
dc.subjectArticle; Attitude To Health; Autism; Awareness; Clinical Article; Clinical Feature; Cross-Sectional Study; Health Care Personnel; Human; Hyperactivity; Maternal Age; Medical Education; Prevalence; Psychiatry; Questionnaire; Trainingen_US
dc.titleFamily physicians' awareness of autism spectrum disorder: Results from a survey studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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