Quality of Primary Care for the Adult Population With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A strong primary care system is vital to overall health. Research on the primary care of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has mostly focused on children. A synthesis of the existing literature related to the quality of primary care for the adult population with ASD would elucidate what is known about the topic as well as inform future research and clinical practice.

Objective

The purpose of our scoping review is to describe what is known about the quality of primary care for adults with ASD and identify knowledge gaps.

Methods

Prior to beginning the literature search, we reviewed literature related to defining both primary care and primary care quality to establish the context and concept of the research question. The search strategy was designed

SUBMITTER: Aylward SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663610 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature