Title |
Strategies for Disseminating Information on Biomedical Research on Autism to Hispanic Parents
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Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, November 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s10803-015-2649-5 |
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Authors |
Clara M. Lajonchere, Barbara Y. Wheeler, Thomas W. Valente, Cary Kreutzer, Aron Munson, Shrikanth Narayanan, Abe Kazemzadeh, Roxana Cruz, Irene Martinez, Sheree M. Schrager, Lisa Schweitzer, Tara Chklovski, Darryl Hwang |
Abstract |
Low income Hispanic families experience multiple barriers to accessing evidence-based information on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This study utilized a mixed-strategy intervention to create access to information in published bio-medical research articles on ASD by distilling the content into parent-friendly English- and Spanish-language ASD Science Briefs and presenting them to participants using two socially-oriented dissemination methods. There was a main effect for short-term knowledge gains associated with the Science Briefs but no effect for the dissemination method. After 5 months, participants reported utilizing the information learned and 90 % wanted to read more Science Briefs. These preliminary findings highlight the potential benefits of distilling biomedical research articles on ASD into parent-friendly educational products for currently underserved Hispanic parents. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 2% |
Unknown | 103 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 12% |
Researcher | 12 | 11% |
Professor | 5 | 5% |
Other | 18 | 17% |
Unknown | 26 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 27 | 26% |
Social Sciences | 17 | 16% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 10% |
Linguistics | 5 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 3% |
Unknown | 33 | 31% |