Table 4

Item scores for guides and factsheets based on the modified NHMRC and iCAHE appraisal tool

Resource referenceItem 1Item 2Item 3Item 4aItem 4b*Item 5Item 6Item 7Item 8
American Academy of Pediatrics 202273 CCABBAAAA
Bartlett and Davis74 CBABBBDAB
British Medical Association 200775 BBABBAAAA
Brown et al 201876 BBABBAAAB
Chudley and Longstaffe77 BBABBACAA
Dudley et al 201678 DBAAAABAB
FASD Hub Australia 201979 BBAABAAAA
US DHHS, CDC 201580 BBABBABAA
Fleming 199981 BBABBADAA
FARE n.d.82 BCAAAADAA
Gray and Mukherjee83 BCABBACDA
Hagan et al 201684 BCABBABAA
Hanlon-Dearman et al 201585 BBAABABAA
Burd 201386 BCABBABAA
Canada Northwest FASD Partnership 201687 DBABBAAAB
Martyniuk and Melrose88 CCABBAAAA
Ozsarfati and Koren89 BBABBABAB
Peadon and Elliott90 BBAAAABAA
Seashell and NOFASD UK 202091 BBABBAAAA
Sokol and Clarren92 BDABBADAB
Todorow et al 201293 BCABBACAA
Wilton and Plane94 BCABBADAB
Cannon et al 202095 BCAAAAAAB
Cannon et al 202096 BCAAAAAAB
Kippin et al 202097 BCAAAAAAB
Green et al 200198 BCABBBDDA
Huggins et al 200899 BCABBACDA
Nash and Davies100 BCABBABCB
NOFASD Australia101 DCAABAAAB
NOFASD Australia102 DCAABAAAA
NOFASD Australia103 DCAABAAAA
Rutman 2016104 BCABBABAA
  • Item 1: evidence base; item 2: clinical impact; item 3: generalisability to health professionals working with FASD; item 4a: applicability to patient populations—Australia; item 4b: applicability to patient populations—First Nations Australians; item 5: availability; item 6: timing and updates/review (currency); item 7: ease of use; item 8: credibility.

  • Scores: A=excellent; B=good; C=satisfactory; D=poor.

  • *Scores for item 4b were not included in overall scores.

  • CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FARE, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education; FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; n.d, no date; NHMRC, National Health and Medical Research Council; USDHHS, US Department of Health and Human Services.