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Factors Associated With Unmet Respite Care Needs In Families Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kim E. Whitmore
Factors Associated With Unmet Respite Care Needs In Families Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kim E. Whitmore
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Background. One in sixty-eight children have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To optimize outcomes to families through use of respite care, we examined the prevalence of unmet respite care needs and associated factors in families of children with ASD, compared to families of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) without ASD.
Design. An exploratory secondary analysis of the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Healthcare Needs (NS-CSHCN) was conducted using a non-experimental, descriptive, correlational design. The NS-CSHCN is a national cross-sectional telephone survey of 40,242 US households. The final sample included parents of children age 2-18 years old with ASD …