晚期诊断自闭症的女性的经验:描述性的定性研究
Maria Inmaculada Garcia-Simon1, Eva Del Mar Navarro-Jimenez2, Adrian Martinez-Ortigosa
1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Almeria, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain.
Nursing research
|April 15, 2025
概括
晚期诊断女性自闭症是常见的,通常是由于掩盖行为. 了解这些经验对于改善自闭症妇女的医疗保健和支持至关重要.
科学领域:
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 在女性中自闭症谱系障碍
- 定性研究是指质量研究.
背景情况:
- 患有自闭症的女性,特别是那些智力平均或高于平均水平的女性,经常会被诊断迟到.
- 这突显了自闭症女性独特需求的认知和支持的关键差距.
- 了解他们的经验对于改善医疗保健结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索被晚期诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍的女性的经历和看法.
- 调查他们的应对机制和管理诊断的策略.
- 确定医疗保健和支持系统需要改进的领域.
主要方法:
- 在2022年12月至2023年3月期间进行了一项描述性定性研究.
- 半结构面试对14名晚诊自闭症女性进行了半结构面试.
- 使用ATLAS.ti v.9软件对采访数据进行了主题分析.
主要成果:
- 两个主要主题出现了:在诊断过程中"融入常态",以及诊断对自闭症女性的"明显意义".
- 蒙蔽和伪装策略被确定为延迟诊断的重要贡献者.
- 围绕女性自闭症的社会和医疗保健耻辱是显而易见的,同时确定了改善资源和支持的需求.
结论:
- 自闭症女性中,掩盖行为很普遍,导致诊断延迟和风险增加.
- 显然需要加强医疗保健专业人员的资源和专业培训,以满足自闭症女性的特殊需求.
- 改善诊断途径和支持系统对于这一群体至关重要.
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