Parental Burden and its Correlates in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multicentre Study with Two Comparison Groups

2018209 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

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Angelo Picardi · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Antonella Gigantesco · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Emanuele Tarolla · Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Vera Stoppioni · Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord

Renato Cerbo · Azienda USL di Pescara

Maurizio Cremonte · Azienda Sanitaria Locale Alessandria

Guido Alessandri

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This study confirmed that parents of children with ASD carry a huge caregiving burden, and added to our understanding of the factors associated with burden. The findings may help inform the design of effective interventions aimed at reducing burden among the parents of children with ASD.

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Family and Disability Support Research Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

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Published in: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 143-176

DOI: 10.2174/1745017901814010143

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 16.76

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Parental Burden and its Correlates in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multicentre Study with Two Comparison Groups

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