Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 367-374, October 2010

Content Validation of the Infant Malnutrition and Feeding Checklist for Congenital Heart Disease: A Tool to Identify Risk of Malnutrition and Feeding Difficulties in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease1

  • Astrid St. Pierre, BSc(OT), MRSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
    • Cardiac Sciences Program, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Astrid St. Pierre, BSc(OT), MRSc.
    • ,
  • Parveen Khattra, RD, CNSD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Sciences Program, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Mandy Johnson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Sciences Program, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Laurie Cender, BScN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Sciences Program, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Applied Science (Nursing), University of British Columbia
    • ,
  • Sandra Manzano, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Program, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Liisa Holsti, PhD, OT(R)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

published online 24 August 2009.

Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) have a high prevalence of feeding difficulties and malnutrition. Early intervention decreases morbidity and long-term developmental deficits. The purpose of this study was to develop and establish the content validity of a screening checklist to identify infants with CHD at risk of feeding difficulties or inadequate nutritional intake for timely referral to a feeding specialist or dietitian. The Delphi method was used, and expert participants reached consensus on 24 risk indicators. This study is the first step in establishing the validity and reliability of a screening tool for early intervention of feeding difficulties and inadequate nutritional intake in infants with CHD.

Key words: Congenital heart disease, Infant, Nutrition, Feeding

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1 Readers are invited to communicate their experience with the checklist to the corresponding author to further refine items and build a database.

PII: S0882-5963(09)00117-1

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2009.04.009

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 367-374, October 2010

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