Development of a Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) outcome measure for clinical interventional studies in paediatric autism.

ABSTRACT: Existing clinical outcome assessments (COAs) have limitations in capturing treatment effects in autism for those who choose to enrol in clinical research. Some COAs include items that are not relevant or equally important to all autistic people; others are not sufficiently comprehensive. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), which measures individual experiences against personalised goals, has been proposed as a more individualised and change-sensitive approach to assess outcomes in clinical studies. We developed a novel GAS measure for use in paediatric autism studies based on qualitative interviews with autistic adolescents, parents and clinicians. Applying a methodologically robust approach, concept elicitation interviews (N = 40) were first conducted to understand and generate a bank o

SUBMITTER: Staunton H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618709 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature