Comparison of the FASD 4-Digit Code and Hoyme et al. 2016 FASD diagnostic guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As clinicians strive to achieve consensus worldwide on how best to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), the most recent FASD diagnosstic systems exhibit convergence and divergence. Applying these systems to a single clinical population illustrates contrasts between them, but validation studies are ultimately required to identify the best system. Currently, only the 4-Digit Code has published comprehensive validation studies.

Methods

The 4-Digit Code and Hoyme 2016 FASD systems were applied to the records of 1,392 patients evaluated for FASD at the University of Washington to: 1) Compare the diagnostic criteria and tools used by each system, 2) Compare the prevalence and concordance of diagnostic outcomes and assess measures of validity.

Results

SUBMITTER: Astley SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785113 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature