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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedLindly OJ, Cabral J, Mohammed R
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
"I don't do much without researching things myself": a mixed methods study exploring the role of parent health literacy in autism services use for young children.
This mixed-methods study examined how parent health literacy contributes to health-related outcomes for children with autism. This study included 82 US parents of a child with autism 2-5 years old and sought to describe (1) health literacy dimensions, (2) how health literacy influences services use, and (3) health literacy improvement strategies. The authors found that: autism information was accessed from multiple sources; understanding autism information involved "doing your own research"; autism information empowered decision-making; health literacy facilitated behavioral services use; health literacy influenced medication use; family and system characteristics also affected services use; autism education remains needed; services information is needed across the diagnostic odyssey; and greater scientific information accessibility would increase uptake.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Lindly OJ, Cabral J, Mohammed R .
"I don't do much without researching things myself": a mixed methods study exploring the role of parent health literacy in autism services use for young children.
J Autism Dev Disord 2022 Aug;52(8):3598-611. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05240-0..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Autism, Caregiving, Health Literacy