Improving care for patients with autism spectrum disorder in the acute care setting
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
- Author(s):
- Feil, Michelle, author Wallace, Susan C., author Venkat, Arvind, author
- Contributor(s):
- Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority, issuing body. ECRI (Organization), issuing body. Institute for Safe Medication Practices, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Child Development Disorders, Pervasive -- therapy Delivery of Health Care -- methods Patient safety Adolescent Adult Aggression Anxiety -- prevention & control Caregivers Child Child Development Disorders, Pervasive -- complications Child Health Services Clinical Competence Communication Emergency Medical Services Hospitalization Informed Consent Inservice Training Middle Aged Patient Compliance Psychomotor Agitation Restraint, Physical Risk Management Self-Injurious Behavior Violence Humans Pennsylvania United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- As the number of Pennsylvanians diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to grow, healthcare facilities are seeing an increase in the number of these individuals seeking care. Negative interactions with the healthcare system and concerns about the quality of care provided to this population have been reported by individuals with ASD, their families, and healthcare providers. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority received 138 reports of events involving patients with ASD from July 2004 through August 2014. Qualitative analysis of event report narratives revealed 12 patient safety concern themes involving patients with ASD. Injury to self or potential injury to self was identified as the most frequently reported concern (n = 75), followed by interference or lack of cooperation with care (n = 30). Other events included aggressive behavior and/or injury to others, use of chemical or physical restraints, patient communication difficulties, and caregiver communication difficulties and/or consent issues. The patient safety concerns commonly encountered by ASD patients and their families as reported to the Authority are consistent with the concerns cited in the published literature. Resources such as those developed by the Western Pennsylvania Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative are available to help healthcare facilities improve care for this population.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101648352 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101648352