TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship Between Duration of Tube Feeding and Success of Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants
AU - Griffith, Thao T.
AU - Bell, Aleeca F.
AU - White-Traut, Rosemary
AU - Medoff-Cooper, Barbara
AU - Rankin, Kristin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Objective: Primary: to identify the potential relationship between duration of tube feeding and success of oral feeding in preterm infants; secondary: to identify the potential relationships among duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking. Design: A descriptive correlational study. Setting: A Level III NICU at an inner-city hospital. Participants: Twenty-eight preterm infants who were born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age, were clinically stable, and were expected to have at least 1 week of tube feeding during their initial hospitalizations. Methods: Data were collected daily from participants’ electronic medical records and at one-time oral feeding evaluations within 48 hours after the removal of the feeding tube. Results: We found a significant negative correlation between duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success (p =.000). We found no correlations between duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, or nutritive sucking. Conclusion: Although the duration of tube feeding is a nonmodifiable factor, preterm infants who are anticipated to have extended durations of tube feeding may be at risk for delayed oral feeding success.
AB - Objective: Primary: to identify the potential relationship between duration of tube feeding and success of oral feeding in preterm infants; secondary: to identify the potential relationships among duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, and nutritive sucking. Design: A descriptive correlational study. Setting: A Level III NICU at an inner-city hospital. Participants: Twenty-eight preterm infants who were born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age, were clinically stable, and were expected to have at least 1 week of tube feeding during their initial hospitalizations. Methods: Data were collected daily from participants’ electronic medical records and at one-time oral feeding evaluations within 48 hours after the removal of the feeding tube. Results: We found a significant negative correlation between duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success (p =.000). We found no correlations between duration of tube feeding and alert behavioral states, orally directed behaviors, or nutritive sucking. Conclusion: Although the duration of tube feeding is a nonmodifiable factor, preterm infants who are anticipated to have extended durations of tube feeding may be at risk for delayed oral feeding success.
KW - behavioral states
KW - nutritive sucking
KW - oral feeding success
KW - orally directed behaviors
KW - preterm infants
KW - tube feeding
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.06.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 30040913
AN - SCOPUS:85052902000
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 47
SP - 620
EP - 631
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
IS - 5
ER -