Emergency Department Utilization of Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study examined emergency department (ED) utilization by adolescents and young adults, 12–30 years of age (AYA) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the 2016 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project/National Emergency Department Sample (HCUP/NEDS). We investigated the principal reason for an...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2022-02, Vol.52 (2), p.617-622
Main Authors: Iannuzzi, Dorothea, Hall, Matt, Oreskovic, Nicolas M., Aryee, Emmanuel, Broder-Fingert, Sarabeth, Perrin, James M., Kuhlthau, Karen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Ambulatory care
Ambulatory care sensitive
Ambulatory health care
Ambulatory medical care
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology
Autism Spectrum Disorder - therapy
Autistic adolescents
Autistic adults
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Care and treatment
Child and School Psychology
Cohort Studies
Emergency medical care
Emergency service
Emergency Service, Hospital
Emergency services
Health care expenditures
Health services utilization
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Medical Services
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychology
Public Health
Statistics
Teenagers
Use Studies
Utilization
Young Adult
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:This study examined emergency department (ED) utilization by adolescents and young adults, 12–30 years of age (AYA) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the 2016 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project/National Emergency Department Sample (HCUP/NEDS). We investigated the principal reason for an ED visit, presence of an ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC), and likelihood of hospital admission following ED encounter in ASD and Non-ASD cohorts. The ASD cohort had a higher proportion of ED visits for ACSC diagnoses as compared to the Non-ASD cohort. In addition, the likelihood of admission following an ED visit in the ASD cohort was 3.7 times greater than in the Non-ASD cohort.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-04969-y