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Health Services Use and Costs in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Germany: Results from a Survey in ASD Outpatient Clinics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

J. Höfer ,
F. Hoffmann ,
M. Dörks ,
I. Kamp-Becker ,
C. Küpper ,
L. Poustka ,
S. Roepke ,
V. Roessner ,
S. Stroth  and
N. Wolff
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J. Höfer
Affiliation:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Dept. Of Health Services Research, Oldenburg, Germany
F. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Dept. Of Health Services Research, Oldenburg, Germany
M. Dörks
Affiliation:
Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Dept. Of Health Services Research, Oldenburg, Germany
I. Kamp-Becker
Affiliation:
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Marburg, Germany
C. Küpper
Affiliation:
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. Of Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany
L. Poustka
Affiliation:
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Göttingen, Germany
S. Roepke
Affiliation:
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. Of Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany
V. Roessner
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty of the Technical University Dresden, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dresden, Germany
S. Stroth
Affiliation:
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Marburg, Germany
N. Wolff
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty of the Technical University Dresden, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Dresden, Germany
C. Bachmann*
Affiliation:
Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Dept. Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Ulm, Germany
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with high services use, but European data on costs are scarce.

Objectives

Utilisation and annual costs of 385 individuals with ASD (aged 4-67 years; 18.2% females; 37.4% IQ < 85) from German outpatient clinics were assessed.

Methods

Client Service Receipt Inventory

Results

Average annual costs per person were 3287 EUR, with psychiatric inpatient care (19.8%), pharmacotherapy (11.1%), and occupational therapy (11.1%) being the largest cost components. Females incurred higher costs than males (4864 EUR vs. 2936 EUR). In a regression model, female sex (Cost Ratio: 1.65), lower IQ (1.90), and Asperger syndrome (1.54) were associated with higher costs.

Conclusions

In conclusion, ASD-related health costs are comparable to those of schizophrenia, thus underlining its public health relevance. Higher costs in females demand further research.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

health servicesautismGermanycosts
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S422
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