The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum.
adults
anxiety
autism spectrum
depression
quality of life
Journal
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
ISSN: 1939-3806
Titre abrégé: Autism Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101461858
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 May 2024
24 May 2024
Historique:
received:
24
07
2022
accepted:
19
04
2024
medline:
24
5
2024
pubmed:
24
5
2024
entrez:
24
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Quality of life (QoL) is lower in adults on the autism spectrum (AS) compared with typically developing (TD) adults. In this context, recent studies have examined the role of depression and anxiety in reducing QoL in AS adults. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings of lower QoL and (2) assess the negative influence of depressive and anxious symptoms on QoL in an adult AS (N = 86) and TD (N = 87) German sample with a broad age range (18-70 years). For this, we used questionnaires that have been validated for the AS and TD population: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, the Autism-Specific QoL items, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We replicated previous findings and extended them to autism-specific QoL. Our AS sample had lower QoL compared with the TD adults. However, depressive symptoms were the largest contributor to lower QoL in both samples, more so than group membership and anxious symptoms. We conclude that interventions to improve QoL in AS adults should specifically target depressive symptoms and for this, improvements to the diagnostic process and treatment of depression in AS are necessary.
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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Organisme : Stiftung Irene
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© 2024 The Authors. Autism Research published by International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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