1. Healthcare professionals knowledge of autism spectrum disorders
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Juraszek, Karolina, Kalisz, Zdzisława, Maszudzińska, Anna, Kucharczuk, Magda, and Kalisz, Justyna
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lcsh:Sports ,lcsh:GV557-1198.995 ,knowledge worker ,quality of services ,mental disorders ,lcsh:R ,autism ,lcsh:Medicine ,disorders of autism spectrum ,lcsh:L ,lcsh:Education - Abstract
Juraszek Karolina, Kalisz Zdzisława, Maszudzińska Anna, Kucharczuk Magda, Kalisz Justyna. Healthcare professionals knowledge of autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(8):199-215. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3371694 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7279 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.07.2019. Revised: 25.07.2019. Accepted: 19.08.2019. Healthcare professionals knowledge of autism spectrum disorders Wiedza pracowników ochrony zdrowia na temat zaburzeń ze spektrum autyzmu Karolina Juraszek1,2, Zdzisława Kalisz3, Anna Maszudzińska3, Magda Kucharczuk4,5, Justyna Kalisz6,7 1 Department of Physiotherapy, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus University in Torun, Poland 2 Eskulap Hospital in Osielsko, Rehabilitation Center, Poland 3 University of Bydgoszcz, Poland 4 Surgery Unit, 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland 5 Department of Public Health, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland 6 Hematology department, Nicolaus Copernicus Specialist Municipal Hospital in Torun, Poland 7 Department of Principles of Clinical Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Address to correspondence: mgr Karolina Juraszek fizjoterapia.juraszek@gmail.com Abstract Introduction: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a diverse group of neurodevelopmental disorders, which belongs to the most frequent child developmental problems. It characterized by different levels of functioning of persons who has this disorder, showing impaired social interaction, impaired communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior. What is more, there is likelihood of occurring other disorders. Particularity of ASD, the difficulties in diagnosing cause that the person has frequent contact with medical personnel. The patient with ASD is special patient, presenting atypical behaviors and reactions, due to the different reception of the surrounding reality. He requires from health care practitioners to adopt an individual approach and special treatment based on knowledge about the specificities of autism spectrum disorders and professional competence. The aim of a study: Determining the level of knowledge of health care professionals on autism spectrum disorders. The factors which influence on the level of their knowledge were the subject of thorough statistical analysis. In addition, the views of medical personnel on the individual treatment of autistic persons in their work and the impact of the level of knowledge declared on the treatment of ASD patients were analyzed. Material and methods: 122 health workers took part in the study in the Regional Specialist Hospital in Grudziadz: doctors, nurses / midwifes and registrants / medical secretaries. Results: The research shows that the level of knowledge of health care workers on ASD disorders is low. The best performers were doctors, then nurses/midwives and finally medical recorders/ secretaries. Despite low levels of knowledge, medical professionals do not participate in specialist courses and fewer than half of the subjects are knowledgeable about ASD. At the same time they are convinced of the need for special treatment of autistic patients, but not taking them out of que. Conclusions: Improving the knowledge of health professionals on autism spectrum disorders by increasing knowledge, attending conferences and the courses and experience of caregivers and professionals dealing with ASD patients will have a beneficial effect on the health and well-being of patients while providing health services, which will significantly improve the quality of services provided. Key words: autism, disorders of autism spectrum, quality of services, knowledge worker
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