Factors associated with quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez Couto, María
dc.contributor.authorSáez Suanes, Gema Pilar
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-16T11:07:43Z
dc.date.available2023-11-16T11:07:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-12
dc.description.abstractIn order to update the status of the research on quality of life (QoL) of adults with ASD, a systematic review was carried out following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-Analyses’ (PRISMA) protocol. Eleven articles were selected from different databases. Results show lower levels of QoL in people with ASD than in the general population, informing of the need to adapt the concept of QoL to the reality of ASD and to question the measures used to date to assess this variable. Recent research has been found inconclusive and methodologically weak. Variables such as comorbid psychopathologies, limitations in self-determination, or executive dysfunction were highlighted as factors that negatively affect QoL, and they must be considered and introduced in daily interventions in order to ensure an adequate QoL.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica
dc.description.facultyFac. de Educación
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationSáez-Suanes, G.P., Álvarez-Couto, M. Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review. Rev J Autism Dev Disord 9, 307–319 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-021-00254-x
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40489-021-00254-x
dc.identifier.essn2195-7185
dc.identifier.issn2195-7177
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40489-021-00254-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88743
dc.issue.number9
dc.journal.titleReview Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final319
dc.page.initial307
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
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dc.subject.keywordAutism spectrum disorder
dc.subject.keywordQuality of life
dc.subject.keywordAdulthood
dc.subject.keywordSystematic review
dc.subject.ucmEducación especial (Educación)
dc.subject.ucmTrastornos del aprendizaje
dc.subject.ucmEducación de adultos
dc.subject.unesco5899 Otras Especialidades Pedagógicas
dc.titleFactors associated with quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review
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