Parent-reported indicators for detecting feeding and swallowing difficulties and undernutrition in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy.
Katherine A BenferKelly A WeirRobert S WarePeter S W DaviesJoan ArvedsonRoslyn N BoydKristie L BellPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2017)
Parent-reported indicators can detect feeding/swallowing difficulties and undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy. Most accurate screening questions were 0-10 scales for 'difficulty eating' and 'difficulty drinking'. Supplementation of these scales with additional indicators would improve detection.