New Feeding Assessment Scale for individuals with genetic syndromes: Validity and reliability in the CHARGE syndrome population.

Autor: Hudson AS; Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada., Stratton-Gadke K; Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology & Foundations, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA., Hatchette J; Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada., Blake KD; Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of paediatrics and child health [J Paediatr Child Health] 2021 Aug; Vol. 57 (8), pp. 1234-1243. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 08.
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15434
Abstrakt: Aim: To develop a feeding scale for parents/care givers of individuals of all ages with genetic syndromes experiencing extensive feeding and swallowing problems. Second, to assess its validity and reliability in CHARGE syndrome.
Methods: The new Feeding Assessment Scale (FAS) was adapted from a scale for children who need prolonged tube feeding (Paediatric Assessment Scale for Severe Feeding Problems, PASSFP). Ten parents piloted the new scale before it was sent out with the PASSFP and feeding history questions. A subset completed the new scale again 4-8 weeks later.
Results: One hundred parents of individuals with CHARGE syndrome participated from around the world. The new scale had good construct validity, with a significant effect for an increased number of feeding risk factors having higher scale scores (P < 0.001). Face validity was high, as scores significantly differed between individuals whose parents identified their feeding difficulties as very mild, mild, moderate, severe and very severe (P < 0.001). Test-retest reliability (r = 0.94, P < 0.001) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.91) were both high. There was significant convergent validity between the new scale and the PASSFP (r = -0.79, P < 0.001).
Conclusions: This new tool is reliable and valid for parents/care givers of individuals with CHARGE syndrome. It can be used to assess the current severity of feeding difficulties and to track progress before and after treatment. It expands upon previous existing tools in that it can be used in both individuals who are not tube fed, as well as in those who are, as well as across the life-span.
(© 2021 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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