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Psychometric properties of the oral feeding assessment in premature infants scale

Sergio Alonso-Fernández1,2,3, Carlos Rodrigo Gonzalo de Liria4,5, Teresa Lluch-Canut6

  • 1Faculty of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002, Tarragona, Spain. sergioalonsodue@gmail.com.

Scientific Reports
|May 13, 2022
PubMed

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The Oral FEeding Assessment in premaTure INfants (OFEATINg) scale is a validated tool for assessing preterm infants

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Pediatric feeding
  • Clinical assessment tools

Background:

  • Neonatal units require tools to assess premature infants transitioning from gastric tube to oral feeding.
  • Evaluating infant readiness for oral feeding is crucial for successful transition and development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the Oral FEeding Assessment in premaTure INfants (OFEATINg) instrument.
  • To assess the psychometric properties of the OFEATINg scale.

Main Methods:

  • A psychometric validity and reliability study was conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
  • Evaluated reliability, convergent, discriminant, and construct validity, sensitivity, and specificity.
  • Analyzed 621 feedings from 56 preterm infants (31-35 weeks postconceptional age).

Main Results:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3-factor, 13-indicator model.
  • Cronbach's alpha was 0.78, indicating good internal consistency.
  • High inter-rater reliability was observed (Pearson 0.9, ICC 0.95).

Conclusions:

  • The OFEATINg scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing oral feeding readiness in preterm infants.
  • Clinicians can use OFEATINg to evaluate infant abilities and guide feeding transition decisions.

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