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dc.contributor.author | Viviers, Mari![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha)![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Vinck, Bart M.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Graham, Marien Alet![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-16T09:07:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-16T09:07:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. Interrater 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. CONCLUTION : The preliminary performance of the scale appears to be promising. A further validation study will take place. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Statistics | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.sajcd.org.za/index.php/SAJCD | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Viviers, M., Kritzinger, A., Vinck, B., & Graham, M. (2017). Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 64(1), a163. https://DOI. org/ 10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.163. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0379-8046 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2225-4765 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.163 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64009 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | AOSIS OpenJournals | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Clinical feeding scale | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Neonates | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Modified barium swallow studies (MBSS) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Neonatal feeding assessment scale (NFAS) | |
dc.title | Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |