Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in health, justice, and education professionals: A systematic review

Chu, JTW (通讯作者),Univ Auckland, Natl Inst Hlth Innovat, Sch Populat Hlth, Auckland Mail Ctr, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
2022-12
Background and Aims: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is one of the most common forms of developmental disability, and yet, anecdotally, is poorly understood by both the public and professionals across health, justice, education, and social services. This review aims to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of professionals who work across a range of sectors -specifically health, education and justice -where they may encounter people with FASD, their families and caregivers.Method: We conducted a systematic search for research using surveys or questionnaires to address knowledge, and attitudes of professionals in health, education, and justice with regards to FASD between 1990 and 2021. Our search consisted of electronic databases (APA PsychInfo, CINAHL, EMBASE, Medline, PubMed, and PAIS Index) and grey literature sources.Results: Our search yielded 971 results, of which 58 were relevant. The studies surveyed pro-fessionals from health (n = 35), education (n = 10), justice (n = 8), social services (n = 1), and multiple settings (n = 4). Most studies were conducted in North America. The areas surveyed included knowledge of FASD, attitudes towards people with FASD, experience with FASD, practices towards people with FASD, and education and training needs. Conclusions: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards FASD have been surveyed extensively in healthcare professionals over the last 30 years, but less so with those working in justice and education sectors. Findings from surveys suggest that although most professionals had some knowledge of the effects of FASD, their knowledge of the specific criteria of Fetal Alcohol Syn-drome (FAS) and FASD is poor across most professional groups, including most health pro-fessionals. Our review highlights the need to provide training and information across sectors ongoing surveillance to determine where gaps in knowledge are and what resources are needed. What this paper adds: This study is the first to systematically synthesize knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward FASD across different sectors. Poor knowledge and insufficient training were common. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about FASD have been surveyed extensively in the healthcare setting, but surveys are more limited outside of this setting. Continuous surveillance is needed to identify and respond to knowledge gaps and changes in practice.
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
卷号:131
ISSN:0891-4222|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Auckland; University of Auckland; University of Auckland
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
1
EISSN
1873-3379
出版年
2022-12
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104354
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Fetal alcohol Knowledge Attitudes Health professionals Education Justice Systematic review
WOS学科分类
Education, Special Rehabilitation