Conrad C
University of Hartford, USA.
J Health Hum Serv Adm. 2000 Winter;22(3):257-76.
This study is concerned with physicians' consistency, aggressiveness, and perception of importance in screening children for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Although irreversible, early intervention can improve an affected infant's survival and success in developing to his/her best potential. This study surveyed obstetricians. Pediatricians, family and general practitioners in San Antonio, Texas in 1993 and asked them to express their perceptions of the factors most important in FAS births. They also responded to questions about the rank of importance of FAS compared to other congenital disorders and indicated that alcoholism was the most influential factor in FAS births and that FAS was the third most common congenital disorder among their pediatric patients. The study further explored the physicians' clinical method to screen for FAS and their estimates of how many of their colleagues evaluate their patients for the syndrome.
本研究关注医生在筛查儿童胎儿酒精综合征（FAS）时的一致性、积极性以及对重要性的认知。尽管FAS是不可逆的，但早期干预可以提高受影响婴儿的存活率，并使其充分发挥自身潜力。1993年，该研究对得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的产科医生、儿科医生、家庭医生和全科医生进行了调查，询问他们对FAS患儿出生时最重要因素的看法。他们还回答了有关FAS与其他先天性疾病相比重要性排名的问题，并指出酗酒是FAS患儿出生时最具影响力的因素，且FAS是其儿科患者中第三常见的先天性疾病。该研究进一步探讨了医生筛查FAS的临床方法，以及他们对有多少同事会为患者评估该综合征的估计。
