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Table 5 Ratings for Quality Determinants of the Pre-Assessment and the Assessment and Diagnosis Phases of Families’ Service Trajectory

From: The diagnostic trajectory in autism and intellectual disability in Quebec: pathways and parents’ perspective

Determinant

Phase 1: Pre-Assessment

Phase 2: Assessment and Diagnosis

Change

 

Frequencies

Mean

SD

Subsets

Frequencies

Mean

SD

Subsets

 

Negative

Neutral

Positive

Negative

Neutral

Positive

d

Continuity

7%

0%

93%

4.0

0.7

a

2%

0%

98%

4.4

0.6

a

0.4***

.54

Access

20%

9%

71%

3.7

1.0

b

3%

2%

95%

4.4

0.7

a

0.7***

.70

Flexibility

14%

11%

75%

3.8

0.9

c

3%

7%

91%

4.3

0.7

b

0.5***

.48

Validity

16%

7%

77%

3.8

1.0

b,c

4%

4%

91%

4.4

0.8

a,b

0.6***

.47

Empathy

5%

9%

86%

4.2

0.8

d

2%

4%

94%

4.6

0.7

c

0.4***

.41

  1. Note. Frequency distributions are organized as follows: negative ratings (below 3), neutral (3), and positive (above 3). All tests were paired-samples t-tests with df = 240–245 with the corresponding effect size (Cohen’s d). For within-phase comparisons, the Bonferroni-corrected α for 10 related tests is .05/10 = .005. Two dimensions that share a subset do not differ; two dimensions that do not share any subsets differ significantly. For tests of change between phases, the Bonferroni-corrected alpha for 5 related tests is .05/5 = .01
  2. *** p < .001