Impact of training in autism for primary care providers: a pilot study

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Daniela Bordini¹  Rosane Lowenthal¹  Ary Gadelha¹  Gerardo M.de Araujo Filho¹  Jair De J. Mari¹  Cristiane S. Paula¹ 

关键词: Autistic disorder;    inservice training;    early diagnosis;    primary health care;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-4446-2014-1367

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a training program on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identification offered to Brazilian health professionals. Methods: Twenty-two primary care providers participated in five 3-hour weekly training sessions. Results: The trained providers significantly improved their ASD knowledge after training in comparison with pre-training (mean score, 6.73 vs. 9.18, p < 0.01). Clinical practice also changed: 4 months after the training program, the providers had referred six times as many suspected cases of ASD to a specialized mental health service in comparison with the previous 4 months. Conclusion: This pilot training model seems a promising, feasible, and inexpensive way to improve early identification of ASD in the primary care system.

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