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Picot Statement and Literature Search Essay Can children with mental disabilities have better health outcomes in adulthood if they are managed upon early detection vs later detection? Does early intervention truly impact health or does mental disability have the same outcome despite the starting point of interventional therapies?
P- Population, patient, problem
Children that have mental disabilities such as autism, delayed speech or functions, ADHD, or any type of dysfunction found in these children in which some may be diagnosed early and receive treatment where some may not be diagnosed until late childhood or into school age stages. Is there a difference in health in adulthood if both are receiving care but at different points?
I – Intervention
Interventions will depend on diagnosis, stage, level of health disparity. Educational interventions, therapies, medications, treatments, programs
C – Comparison
Children who receive early diagnosis and intervention vs children that go longer with no diagnosis or delayed diagnosis and delayed interventions
O – Outcome
Is there a difference or what is the impact in health behaviors in adulthood based on timing of diagnosis and interventions between children?
T – Time
These are impacts that can be seen later in adolescence into early adulthood
Rutherford, M., McKenzie, K., Forsyth, K., McCartney, D., O, H. A., McClure, I., & Irvine, L. (2016). Why are they waiting? Exploring professional perspectives and developing solutions to delayed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults and children. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 31, 53–65. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2016.06.004
Abstract
This mixed method study enhances knowledge of the reason’s professionals give for
delay in diagnostic assessment of autism spectrum disorders.•The study
translates research evidence into practical application through action plans for ASD
services.•The paper presents an Action Plan for child diagnostic teams to improve
efficiency and quality of the diagnostic assessment process.•The paper presents an Action
Plan for adult diagnostic teams to improve efficiency and quality of the diagnostic
assessment process.
Background This paper reports on the development of child and adult Action Plans for
Autism Spectrum Disorder to address the problem of delayed diagnosis and lengthy
waiting times. Evidence used in the development of action plans was gathered from a
sequential mixed methods study to further understand the reasons for the long waiting
time and potential solutions. This is the first published investigation, from the perspective of diagnosing profe………………………
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