TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents’ Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - Lindly, Olivia J.
AU - Thorburn, Sheryl
AU - Heisler, Karen
AU - Reyes, Nuri M.
AU - Zuckerman, Katharine E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Knowledge of why parents use complementary health approaches (CHA) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is limited. We conducted a mixed methods study to better understand factors influencing parents’ decision to use CHA for ASD. Parent-reported data about CHA use were collected on a probability sample of 352 young children with ASD in Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; or Portland, Oregon. Follow-back interviews were conducted with 31 parents. CHA use was negatively associated with older child age and positively associated with parents’ belief ASD has major consequences, living in Portland or Denver, and medication use. Nine themes help explain these results. Study findings may have utility for healthcare providers working with children with ASD and their families regarding CHA.
AB - Knowledge of why parents use complementary health approaches (CHA) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is limited. We conducted a mixed methods study to better understand factors influencing parents’ decision to use CHA for ASD. Parent-reported data about CHA use were collected on a probability sample of 352 young children with ASD in Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; or Portland, Oregon. Follow-back interviews were conducted with 31 parents. CHA use was negatively associated with older child age and positively associated with parents’ belief ASD has major consequences, living in Portland or Denver, and medication use. Nine themes help explain these results. Study findings may have utility for healthcare providers working with children with ASD and their families regarding CHA.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Complementary and alternative medicine
KW - Complementary health approaches
KW - Mixed methods research
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-017-3432-6
DO - 10.1007/s10803-017-3432-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 29243100
AN - SCOPUS:85038096054
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 48
SP - 1803
EP - 1818
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 5
ER -