ArticleThe South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings2017
Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale.
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- Speech-language therapists' views of oral feeding of infants on high-flow oxygen.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- [Research advances in assessment tools for feeding problems in children].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2021Review
- Prevalence and associated prenatal and perinatal risk factors for oropharyngeal dysphagia in high-risk neonates in a South African hospital.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2019Observational
- Reliability and validity of the neonatal feeding assessment scale (NFAS) for the early identification of dysphagia in moderate to late preterm neonates.African health sciences · 2019Article
- Feeding difficulties in infants with unrepaired cleft lip and palate and HIV-exposure.African health sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective was to determine the preliminary psychometric performance of a new clinical feeding scale to diagnose oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in neonates.
methodsTwenty 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.
resultsNine 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.
conclusionThe preliminary performance of the scale appears to be promising. A further validation study will take place.
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