Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale
Abstract 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 (...
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| author | Sergio Alonso-Fernández Carlos Rodrigo Gonzalo de Liria Teresa Lluch-Canut Laura Poch-Pla Josep Perapoch-López Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina Maria-Antonia Martínez-Momblan Bárbara Hurtado-Pardos Juan-Francisco Roldán-Merino |
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| description | Abstract 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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| spelling | doaj.art-609aeda257ef4448aa1e0182def7d7ee2022-12-22T00:38:22ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-05-011211910.1038/s41598-022-11521-0Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scaleSergio Alonso-Fernández0Carlos Rodrigo Gonzalo de Liria1Teresa Lluch-Canut2Laura Poch-Pla3Josep Perapoch-López4Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina5Maria-Antonia Martínez-Momblan6Bárbara Hurtado-Pardos7Juan-Francisco Roldán-Merino8Faculty of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Germans Trias i Pujol University HospitalDepartment of Psychosocial and Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of BarcelonaNeonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Doctor Josep Trueta University HospitalNeonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Doctor Josep Trueta University HospitalNursing Research Group (GRIN), IDIBELL Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteFundamental Care and Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, University of BarcelonaIDIBELL, Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteCampus Docent Sant Joan de Déu, School of Nursing, University of BarcelonaAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11521-0 |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Alonso-Fernández Carlos Rodrigo Gonzalo de Liria Teresa Lluch-Canut Laura Poch-Pla Josep Perapoch-López Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina Maria-Antonia Martínez-Momblan Bárbara Hurtado-Pardos Juan-Francisco Roldán-Merino Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale Scientific Reports |
| title | Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11521-0 |
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