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Payne, J.M., France, K.E., Henley, N., D’Antoine, H.A., Bartu, A.E., Mutch, R.C., et al. (2011) Paediatricians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Following Provision of Educational Resources About Prevention of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47, 704-710.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02037.x

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• TITLE: Is a Mini-Screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Feasible?

  AUTHORS: Tyler Mueller, Devin Evavold, June-Yung Kim, Marilyn G. Klug, Larry Burd

  KEYWORDS: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), Children, Screening, Prevalence

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.14 No.4, July 26, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Background: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are a global public health concern with lifelong consequences for affected individuals. Recent prevalence studies suggest FASD prevalence rates range from 1-5% among school age children. Most people with FASD are not correctly diagnosed and inadequate screening to identify patients with increased risk may contribute to under-diagnosis. This study developed a 10-item screening tool for FASD and examined its feasibility. Methods: The sample consisted of 355 children who had been evaluated at an FASD clinic. Data from the 33-item Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder Behavioral Checklist was used to develop a brief FASD screen by comparing the changes in Cronbach’s alpha for different combinations of items. The validity of the brief scale was then further examined using receiving operating characteristic analyses. Results: The 10-item screen demonstrated acceptable sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy to identify children at high risk for FASD. The percentage correctly classified was 91.3 and the area under the receiving operating characteristic curve was 0.971. Conclusions: This feasibility study demonstrated that a screen for FASD consisting of 10 items with yes or no responses can be completed in 3 - 4 minutes. The tool is brief, with a low administration burden and has acceptable epidemiologic performance characteristics including accuracy. Future research should examine the performance of this tool when used in larger, community-based populations where screening for FASD would be appropriate.