New Feeding Assessment Scale for individuals with genetic syndromes: Validity and reliability in theCHARGEsyndrome population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra S Hudson ◽  
Kasee Stratton‐Gadke ◽  
Jill Hatchette ◽  
Kim D Blake
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Genetic Syndromes ◽  
Feeding Assessment

scholarly journals Development of a clinical feeding assessment scale for very young infants in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Viviers ◽  
Alta Kritzinger ◽  
Bart Vinck
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Feeding Assessment

Background: There is a need for validated neonatal feeding assessment instruments in South Africa. A locally developed instrument may contribute to standardised evaluation procedures of high-risk neonates and address needs in resource constrained developing settings.Objective: The aim of the study was to develop and validate the content of a clinical feeding assessment scale to diagnose oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in neonates.Method: The Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale (NFAS) was developed using the Delphi method. Five international and South African speech-language therapists (SLTs) formed the expert panel, participating in two rounds of electronic questionnaires to develop and validate the content of the NFAS.Results: All participants agreed on the need for the development of a valid clinical feeding assessment instrument to use with the neonatal population. The initial NFAS consisted of 240 items across 8 sections, and after the Delphi process was implemented, the final format was reduced to 211 items across 6 sections. The final format of the NFAS is scored using a binary scoring system guiding the clinician to diagnose the presence or absence of OPD. All members agreed on the format, the scoring system and the feeding constructs addressed in the revised final format of the NFAS.Conclusion: The Delphi method and the diverse clinical and research experience of participants could be integrated to develop the NFAS which may be used in clinical practice in South Africa or similar developing contexts. Because of demographically different work settings marked by developed versus developing contexts, participants did not have the same expectations of a clinical dysphagia assessment. The international participants contributed to evidence-based content development. Local participants considered the contextual challenges of South African SLTs entering the field with basic competencies in neonatal dysphagia management, thereby justifying a comprehensive clinical instrument. The NFAS is aimed at clinicians working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units where they manage large caseloads of high-risk neonates. Further validation of the NFAS is recommended to determine its criterion validity in comparison with a widely accepted standard such as the modified barium swallow study.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Iranian Sarcoidosis Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1310-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Lookzadeh ◽  
Arda Kiani ◽  
Kimia Taghavi ◽  
Shirin Kianersi ◽  
Habib Emami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Mental Fatigue ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Fatigue Assessment ◽  
Methodological Research ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time

INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is one of the common symptoms of sarcoidosis, which occurs in about 50-70% of patients.AIM: Considering that there are no valid Iranian questionnaires for evaluating fatigue in sarcoidosis, in the present study, for the first time, we translated Fatigue Questionnaire into Persean and evaluated its validity and reliability among Iranian patients with sarcoidosis.MATERIAL AND METHODS: In methodological research, English version of Fatigue assessment scale (FAS) 10 items questionnaire which is designed to assess physical or mental fatigue in chronic disease patients, was translated into Persian and back-translated into English. Its validity and reliability were studied on the one hundred and thirteen confirmed sarcoidosis patients are referring to respiratory referral hospital of Iran. Reliability analysis was performed by estimation of Cronbach`s alpha test.RESULTS: According to the cut-off point of 22.84 (74%) of the studied patients were suffering from fatigue. The internal consistency calculation revealed that the alpha value of the physical fatigue and mental fatigue was 0.945 and 0.896, respectively.CONCLUSION: We concluded that the existence of questions number 4 and 10 in the questionnaire reduces the continuity of the questions, and therefore we suggest applying the FAS questionnaire without the two questions 4 and 10. This study showed that FAS questionnaire was very practical and can routinely be applied to assess the fatigue scale in sarcoidosis patients.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of Arabic Version of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale with Burned Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (9) ◽  
pp. 2311-2316
Author(s):  
ESRAA A.M. ABDELMOTALEB, M.Sc.; ADEL A. NOSSIER, Ph.D. ◽  
SAMIA M.A. SAIED, M.D.
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Scar Assessment

Development of Social Functioning Assessment Scale for People with Schizophrenia: validity and reliability study

2018 ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Yıldız ◽  
Fatma Kiras ◽  
Aysel İncedere ◽  
Duygu Esen ◽  
Mehmet Gürcan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Functioning Assessment
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