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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018

High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Consequences for Primary Caregivers Compared to Schizophrenia and Depression.

Inge A C Grootscholten, Bob van Wijngaarden, Cornelis C Kan

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Inge A C GrootscholtenDepartment of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Reinier Postlaan 4, 6525 EX, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Inge.Grootscholten@max-ernst.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-3541-1497
Bob van WijngaardenNetherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Da Costakade 45, 3521 VS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Cornelis C KanDepartment of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Reinier Postlaan 4, 6525 EX, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLTrimbos Institute · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary caregivers experience consequences from being in close contact to a person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study used the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire to explore the level of consequences of 104 caregivers involved with adults with High Functioning ASD (HF-ASD) and compared these with the consequences reported by caregivers of patients suffering from depression and schizophrenia. Caregivers involved with adults with an HF-ASD experience overall consequences comparable to those involved with patients with depression or schizophrenia. Worrying was the most reported consequence. More tension was experienced by the caregivers of ASD patients, especially by spouses. More care and attention for spouses of adults with an HF-ASD appears to be needed.

Indexed as

Interpersonal RelationsSchizophrenic PsychologyAdultAge FactorsAutism Spectrum DisorderCaregiversDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSchizophreniaSpousesAutism spectrum disordersCaregiver consequencesHigh functioningParentsSpouses

Identifiers

PMID29313177
PMCPMC5948267
OpenAlexW2783946611

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