The Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale (T-POFRAS)

INTRODUCTION: To test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale (T-POFRAS) to add this scale to the literature.
METHODS: A methodological study was conducted with 90 preterms in Neonatal intensive care unit in a state hospital.
RESULTS: The best cut-off score values was 29 from the Receiver Operating Characteristics analysis. For the 1st observer, 100% sensitivity and 95.7% specificity were seen at a cut-off score of 29, whereas for the 2nd observer, 95.5% sensitivity and 97.8% specificity were seen. The inter-rater agreement was quite high when the two observers were divided into groups according to their cut-off scores (Kappa=0.933; p=0.0001). The inter-rater agreement was 96.7% (in 87 preterm).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study showed that the validity of the Turkish version of the Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale was acceptable.