Knowledge and practice of primary care nurses about autism spectrum disorder

Authors

  • Daniela dos Santos Mangueira de Almeida
  • Adriana Sousa Carvalho de Aguiar
  • Lorena Uchôa Portela Veloso
  • Arethuza de Melo Brito Carvalho
  • Paulo César de Almeida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26694/reufpi.v13i1.3953

Keywords:

Child health, Autistic disorder, Nursing

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and practice of nurses from primary health care units about autism spectrum disorder. Method: Cross-sectional, quantitative study with 42 primary care nurses from Teresina, Piauí. A questionnaire on professional characteristics and knowledge was used. Simple frequency analyses and associations between variables were performed, adopting a maximum likelihood test with p‹0.05. Results: There was a predominance of nurses aged 23 to 72 years, female (95.2%) and with more than ten years of experience (78.6%). Most (95.2%) reported insufficient knowledge during the graduation, 88.1% assisted or suspected of children with characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in childcare consultations, 85.7% did not know screening instruments and none received training from the service. Medium level of knowledge (66.7%) prevailed, but with deficits in content on characteristics and etiology. There was a statistically significant association between level of knowledge and age group (p=0.033). Conclusion: There is a need for appropriate undergraduate training and continuing education for professionals.

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Published

2024-02-17

How to Cite

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Almeida D dos SM de, Aguiar ASC de, Veloso LUP, Carvalho A de MB, Almeida PC de. Knowledge and practice of primary care nurses about autism spectrum disorder. Rev Enferm UFPI [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 17 [cited 2024 Nov. 3];13(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/reufpi/article/view/3953

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