Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale
South African Journal of Communication Disorders
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale | |
| Creator | Viviers, Mari Kritzinger, Alta Vinck, Bart Graham, Marien | |
| Description | Objective: The objective was to determine the preliminary psychometric performance of a new clinical feeding scale to diagnose oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in neonates.Methods: Twenty neonates with a median gestational age of 35 weeks were evaluated using the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale (NFAS) and modified barium swallow studies (MBSS). The results were compared.Results: Nine of the 20 participants presented with OPD on the NFAS. Comparison of the scale’s results with instrumental MBSS indicated that all participants without OPD were correctly excluded (100% sensitivity). The specificity was 78.6%, indicating that three participants were falsely identified with OPD on the scale. Inter-rater reliability was determined on 50% (n = 10) of the sample. Substantial agreement (80%) was obtained between two raters in five of the six sections of the scale and on the diagnostic outcome.Conclusion: The preliminary performance of the scale appears to be promising. A further validation study will take place. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-01-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.163 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Communication Disorders; Vol 64, No 1 (2017); 8 pages 2225-4765 0379-8046 | |
| Language | eng | |
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