Parent Preferences for Health Outcomes Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Few studies have used preference-based quality-of-life outcomes to assess how autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affect children and parents, and none have examined variation by ASD severity. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to derive parent valuations of child and parent health associated with varying ASD severity levels. METHODS:Parents of children aged 3-17 years with and without ASD were selected from a nationally representative research panel to complete a survey. We asked parents time trade-off (TTO) questions to value their own and their child's current health. Parents of children with ASD were asked to report the severity of their child's core ASD symptoms. We calculated utility values from each TTO amount, and used a two-part regression model to estimate the change in parent-r

SUBMITTER: Lavelle TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469598 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature