Systematic Review: United States Workforce for Autism-Related Child Healthcare Services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A diversity of health professional disciplines provide services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. We conducted a systematic review examining the availability, distribution, and competencies of the US workforce for autism-related child health care services, and assess studies' strength of evidence.

Method

We searched PubMed, PsychINFO, Embase, and Google Scholar from 2008 to 2018 for relevant US-based studies. Two investigators independently screened and evaluated studies against a set of prespecified inclusion criteria and evaluated strength of evidence (SOE) using a framework designed to integrate a mixed-methods research.

Results

Of 754 records identified, 33 studies (24 quantitative, 6 qualitative, and 3 mixed-methods)

SUBMITTER: McBain RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883168 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature