[Alcoholism and pregnancy].
The T-ACE test, introduced by Sokol, is currently used in the screening of the pregnant women at risk for alcohol abuse. In this study, this test has been applied to a group of 150 pregnant women to verify the congruity of the methodology used, sensitivity and specificity of the test. According to the answers given by the patients in the preliminary interview, 9 patients (6%) proved at risk for alcohol abuse. At the subsequent, control, interview, the answers given were all in agreement with the data obtained with the T-ACE test. The results obtained confirmed the high sensitivity and specificity of this method. Even though the comprehension of the utilized verbalization was excellent, nevertheless the test, applied to patients of a different culture in comparison with that studied by Sokol, cannot be applied in its original form, but must be diluted within a group of questions.
Clinica Ostetrico-Ginecologica, Università degli Studi di Chieti.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D001724:Birth Weight; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012907:Smoking
Alcolismo e gravidanza.