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Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting communication, socialization, and behavior. There are many interventions for children with autism, such as behavior management, communication intervention, diet modification and sensory integration. While some clinical interventions are empirically b...

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Main Authors: Amelia Inbam Neelagandan, Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
Format: Proceedings
Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2016
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RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/3/Health%20related%20quality%20of%20life%20as%20an%20outcome%20measure%20for%20autism%20intervention-ABSTRACT.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.315602021-12-28T09:56:35Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/ Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention Amelia Inbam Neelagandan Mohd Dahlan A. Malek RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting communication, socialization, and behavior. There are many interventions for children with autism, such as behavior management, communication intervention, diet modification and sensory integration. While some clinical interventions are empirically based, many are not evidence based. It is difficult to compare and evaluate treatment efficacy as different treatments have varying outcome measures. The objective of this paper is to propose the use of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) as an outcome measure for autism intervention. The paper outlines the relationship between autism and HRQOL, autism intervention and outcome measures, and why the use of HRQOL is an ideal outcome measure for any autism intervention. Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2016 Proceedings PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/3/Health%20related%20quality%20of%20life%20as%20an%20outcome%20measure%20for%20autism%20intervention-ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/2/Health%20Related%20Quality%20Of%20Life%20As%20An%20Outcome%20Measure%20For%20Autism%20Intervention.pdf Amelia Inbam Neelagandan and Mohd Dahlan A. Malek (2016) Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention. http://eprints.umbjm.ac.id/1126/1/ProsidingSPK-III2016.pdf
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topic RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities
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Amelia Inbam Neelagandan
Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
description Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting communication, socialization, and behavior. There are many interventions for children with autism, such as behavior management, communication intervention, diet modification and sensory integration. While some clinical interventions are empirically based, many are not evidence based. It is difficult to compare and evaluate treatment efficacy as different treatments have varying outcome measures. The objective of this paper is to propose the use of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) as an outcome measure for autism intervention. The paper outlines the relationship between autism and HRQOL, autism intervention and outcome measures, and why the use of HRQOL is an ideal outcome measure for any autism intervention.
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author Amelia Inbam Neelagandan
Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
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Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
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title Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
title_short Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
title_full Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
title_fullStr Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
title_full_unstemmed Health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
title_sort health related quality of life as an outcome measure for autism intervention
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sabah
publishDate 2016
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/3/Health%20related%20quality%20of%20life%20as%20an%20outcome%20measure%20for%20autism%20intervention-ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/2/Health%20Related%20Quality%20Of%20Life%20As%20An%20Outcome%20Measure%20For%20Autism%20Intervention.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31560/
http://eprints.umbjm.ac.id/1126/1/ProsidingSPK-III2016.pdf
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