Building Capacity for Community Pediatric Autism Diagnosis: A Systemic Review of Physician Training Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Training primary care providers to provide diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) decreases wait times and improves diagnostic access. Outcomes related to the quality of these assessments and the impacts on system capacity have not been systematically examined. This systematic review identifies and summarizes published studies that included ASD diagnostic training for primary care providers (PCPs) and aims to guide future training and evaluation methods.

Methods

Systematic searches of electronic databases, reference lists, and journals identified 6 studies that met 3 inclusion criteria: training for PCPs, community setting, and training outcome(s) reported. These studies were critically reviewed to characterize (1) study design, (2) training mod

SUBMITTER: Guan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature