Development and validation of a screening tool for feeding/swallowing difficulties and undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy.
Kristie L BellKatherine A BenferRobert S WareTania A PatraoJosephine J GarveyJoan C ArvedsonRoslyn Nancy BoydPeter S W DaviesKelly A WeirPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2019)
A screening tool with high sensitivities and specificities for identifying children with feeding/swallowing difficulties and undernutrition. The tool identified 100 per cent of children with severe undernutrition. The tool identified 100 per cent of children in Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System levels IV or V.