Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale

Professionals that work in neonatal units need to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the premature infant who is in the transition process from feeding through a gastric tube to oral feeding. The main aim of this study was to validate the Oral FEeding Assessment in premaTure INfants (OFEATINg)...

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Autores: Alonso-Fernández, Sergio|||0000-0001-6969-9380, Rodrigo Gonzalo de Líria, Carlos|||0000-0003-1140-2585, Lluch-Canut, Teresa, Poch-Pla, Laura, Perapoch-López, Josep, Juvé-Udina, Maria-Eulàlia|||0000-0001-8655-5653, Martínez Momblán, Ma. Antonia|||0000-0002-5364-5270, Hurtado-Pardos, Barbara|||0000-0002-3162-6255, Roldán Merino, Juan Francisco|||0000-0002-7895-6083
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:293097
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/293097
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11521-0
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neonatology
Preterm birth
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Sumario:Professionals that work in neonatal units need to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the premature infant who is in the transition process from feeding through a gastric tube to oral feeding. The main aim of this study was to validate the Oral FEeding Assessment in premaTure INfants (OFEATINg) instrument. A psychometric validity and reliability study was conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of two public, metropolitan, university hospitals. The study population were premature infants at a postconceptional age of 31-35 weeks. The study included evaluation of the reliability, convergent, discriminant and construct validity, sensitivity and specificity of the OFEATINg instrument. A total of 621 feedings of 56 preterm infants were evaluated. Confirmatory factor analysis identified 3 factors and 13 indicators with a good fit to the model. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.78. The instrument showed high indices of inter-rater reliability (Pearson 0.9 and intraclass correlation coefficient 0.95). The OFEATINg scale is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating the readiness for oral feeding of preterm infants. It may enable clinicians to evaluate the physiological and behavioral abilities involved in the oral feeding process and help them make decisions related to the transition to full oral feeding. Clinical trial registration: This study was prospectively registered at the two Institutional review boards.

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