| Title: |
Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics |
| Authors: |
Höfer, J.; Hoffmann, F.; Dörks, M.; Kamp-Becker, I.; Küpper, C.; Poustka, L.; Roepke, S.; Roessner, V.; Stroth, S.; Wolff, N.; Bachmann, C. |
| Contributors: |
Höfer, J.; Hoffmann, F.; Dörks, M.; Kamp-Becker, I.; Küpper, C.; Poustka, L.; Roepke, S.; Roessner, V.; Stroth, S.; Wolff, N.; Bachmann, C. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: GoeScholar |
| Description: |
Introduction Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with high services use, but European data on costs are scarce. Objectives 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. Methods Client Service Receipt Inventory Results 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. Conclusions 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. Disclosure No significant relationships. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
S0924933822010720 |
| DOI: |
10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1072 |
| Availability: |
https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/124314; https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1072 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.BD4059B3 |
| Database: |
BASE |