Turkish Version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale: Validity and Reliability Study in Children With Cerebral Palsy

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI:10.1111/1460-6984.70074

Özgü İnal Özün, Sevilay Karahan, Mustafa Cemali, Selen Serel Arslan

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Abstract

Background

This study was conducted to translate The Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS) into Turkish and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version (T-MCH-FS) in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

The study involved 160 children (70 children with CP and 90 typically developing children) aged 18 to 72 months. Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS), Paediatric version of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (PEDI-EAT-10) and Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) were used to examine the construct validity of the T-MCH-FS.

Results

Internal consistency was sufficient with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.820. There were correlations between the T-MCH-FS and the KCPS (r = 0.377, p < 0.001), the PEDI-EAT-10 (r = 0.655, p < 0.001) and the BPFAS scores for total frequency, child frequency, parent frequency, restriction and poor strategies (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

The T-MCH-FS was found to be a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate feeding problems in children with CP and typically developing children.

WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS

What is already known on the subject

Feeding problems are very common in children with CP and cause stress for the individual and their caregivers.

What this paper adds to existing knowledge

The MCH-FS is a practical and quick tool which provides a comprehensive overview regarding feeding problems.

What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work?

The T-MCH-FS has been shown to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing feeding problems in children with CP.

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土耳其语版蒙特利尔儿童医院喂养量表：脑瘫儿童的效度和信度研究

本研究旨在将蒙特利尔儿童医院喂养量表（MCH-FS）翻译成土耳其语，并评估土耳其语版（T-MCH-FS）在脑瘫（CP）儿童中的心理测量特性。方法对160例18 ~ 72月龄的儿童进行研究，其中70例为CP患儿，90例为正常发育儿童。采用Karaduman咀嚼性能量表（KCPS）、儿科版进食评估工具-10 （PEDI-EAT-10）和儿科行为进食评估量表（BPFAS）来检验T-MCH-FS的结构效度。结果内部一致性较好，Cronbach's alpha值为0.820。T-MCH-FS与KCPS存在相关性(r = 0.377, p <；0.001), PEDI-EAT-10 (r = 0.655, p <；0.001)和总频率、儿童频率、父母频率、限制和不良策略的BPFAS得分(p <；0.001)。结论T-MCH-FS是评价CP患儿及正常发育儿童喂养问题的一种可靠、有效的方法。这篇论文补充了什么已经知道的关于这个主题的喂养问题在患有CP的儿童中很常见，并且给个人和他们的照顾者带来压力。MCH-FS是一个实用而快速的工具，它提供了关于进料问题的全面概述。这项工作的潜在或实际临床意义是什么？T-MCH-FS已被证明是评估CP儿童喂养问题的可靠和有效的工具。

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来源期刊

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-REHABILITATION

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

12.50%

发文量

116

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (IJLCD) is the official journal of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. The Journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of speech, language, communication disorders and speech and language therapy. It provides a forum for the exchange of information and discussion of issues of clinical or theoretical relevance in the above areas.