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UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Constipation in infancy and childhood : New insights into pathophysiological aspects and treatment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Bekkali, Noor L. H. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Background For infants an instrument describing stool characteristics has yet to be developed. Aim To develop an infant stool scale describing consistency, amount and colour and test its usefulness by assessing the differences between term and preterm infants, between breastfed and formula fed infants and examining interobserver and intraobserver variability. Methods Information about gestational age, postnatal age, and feeding type was collected in relation to each photograph taken. An infant stool form scale describing consistency (4-point scale), amount (4-point scale) and colour (6 categories) was developed. All photographs were scored twice with the newly developed scale to assess interobserver and intraobserver variability. Consensus database describing stool characteristics was developed. Results A total of 555 photographs of infant stools were analysed. Sixty (11%) of the infants were term and 495 (89%) were born prematurely. No differences were found in stool characteristics between preterm and term infants. Breastfed infants had smaller amounts of stools compared with formula-fed infants (p<0.001). The interobserver weighed Κ value (95% CI) was good for consistency and amount; simple Κ value was good for colour. For observers I and II, intraobserver Κ values were excellent. Conclusion This “Amsterdam” stool form scale is useful to assess defecation patterns in both premature and term born infants. |
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| Language | English |
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| Resource Type | Article |
