Characterization of parameters for the analysis of objective measures of non-nutritive sucking of newborns

Sales, Bárbara Generoso Santos de Matos; Furlan, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes; Ramos, Camila Alexandra Vilaça; Fracaroli, Narciso Sena; Casas, Estevam Barbosa de Las; Motta, Andréa Rodrigues

doi:10.1590/2317-1782/20242023149en

Bárbara Generoso Santos de Matos Sales

conceptualization of the study

data collection

analysis

interpretation

writing of the paper

Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5100-4194

Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan

conceptualization of the study

analysis

interpretation of the data

writing of the paper

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7588-9316

Camila Alexandra Vilaça Ramos

data collection

analysis and interpretation

writing of the paper

Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3829-1133

Narciso Sena Fracaroli

data analysis

interpretation

writing of the paper

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2897-5158

Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas

conceptualization of the study

analysis

interpretation of the data

writing of the paper

Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6078-8408

Andréa Rodrigues Motta

conceptualization of the study

analysis

interpretation of the data

writing of the paper

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-3785

Conflict of interests: There is a conflict of interest on the part of the authors Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan, Camila Alexandra Vilaça Ramos, and Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, as they are part of the group of inventors who hold a patent for the equipment used in the study, along with the National Institute of Industrial Property.

Correspondence address: Andréa Rodrigues Motta Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG Av. Professor Alfredo Balena, 190, sala 249, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil, CEP: 30130-110. E-mail: andreamotta@ufmg.br

	No. of suction groups	No. of suctions	Time (s) to begin suction groups	Time (s) of suction groups	Suction frequency (n/s)	Suction period (s)	No. of sporadic suctions
Collection 1
Mean	4.21	29.63	28.60	36.48	0.84	1.29	4.46
SD	2.04	19.37	25.77	22.44	0.17	0.32	2.73
Minimum	1.00	5.00	1.30	4.40	0.53	0.88	0.00
Median	4.00	27.50	17.00	34.20	0.90	1.15	5.00
Maximum	8.00	66.00	93.00	74.50	1.14	1.97	10.00
Collection 2
Mean	5.21	40.45	16.33	48.73	0.85	1.24	3.04
SD	1.74	18.91	12.39	20.94	0.10	0.19	2.42
Minimum	2.00	11.00	0.90	13.50	0.59	1.01	0.00
Median	6.00	40.00	13.05	52.10	0.84	1.22	2.00
Maximum	8.00	73.00	44.00	84.70	1.02	1.88	9.00
Collection 3
Mean	4.50	33.25	22.68	39.79	0.90	1.18	3.54
SD	1.74	19.63	22.07	21.06	0.14	0.21	3.50
Minimum	1.00	8.00	0.70	11.10	0.57	0.89	0.00
Median	5.00	33.50	14.30	36.60	0.89	1.14	2.50
Maximum	7.00	77.00	92.10	84.20	1.14	1.76	13.00

	Minimum pressure	Mean pressure	Maximum pressure	No. of pauses	Time of pauses (s)
Collection 1
Mean	- 8.43	- 7.04	- 5.25	4.50	83.52
SD	4.08	3.71	3.29	1.77	22.44
Minimum	- 17.46	- 15.07	- 13.48	2.00	45.50
Median	- 9.21	- 6.69	- 4.56	5.00	85.80
Maximum	- 2.95	- 2.18	- 1.73	8.00	115.60
Collection 2
Mean	- 9.82	- 8.49	- 6.36	5.46	71.28
SD	4.15	3.65	3.39	1.53	20.94
Minimum	- 15.93	- 13.82	- 11.97	2.00	35.30
Median	- 11.20	- 9.43	- 6.24	5.00	67.90
Maximum	- 3.31	- 2.89	- 1.92	8.00	106.50
Collection 3
Mean	- 10.06	- 8.47	- 6.24	4.83	80.21
SD	4.79	4.10	3.77	1.52	21.06
Minimum	- 18.62	- 15.25	- 13.78	2.00	35.80
Median	- 10.69	- 9.16	- 6.77	5.00	83.40
Maximum	- 2.42	- 2.19	- 1.39	8.00	108.90

Variables	p-value ¹ 1 Friedman test;	Multiple comparisons ² 2 Wilcoxon test; between collections
Variables	p-value ¹ 1 Friedman test;	1 x 2	2 x 3	3 x 1
No. of suction groups	0.057	-	-	-
No. of suctions	0.005*	0.007*	0.052	1.000
Time to start suction groups	0.115	-	-	-
Suction group time	0.005^* * p ≤ 0.05	0.018*	0.012*	1.000
Suction frequency	0.034*	0.582	0.028*	0.582
Suction period	0.093	-	-	-
No. of sporadic suctions	0.213	-	-	-
Minimum pressure	0.100	-	-	-
Mean pressure	0.001*	0.001*	0.337	0.130
Maximum pressure	0.331	-	-	-
No. of pauses	0.017*	0.028*	0.250	1.000
Time of pauses	0.005*	0.018*	0.012*	1.000

Variables		Manual analysis
Variables		1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th	9^th	10^th	11^th	12^th
Software analysis	1^st	0.986	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2^nd	-	0.997	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	3^rd	-	-	0.995	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	4^th	-	-	-	0.967	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5^th	-	-	-	-	0.934	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	6^th	-	-	-	-	-	0.954	-	-	-	-	-	-
	7^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.900	-	-	-	-	-
	8^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.999	-	-	-	-
	9^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.997	-	-	-
	10^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.995	-	-
	11^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.964	-
	12^th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.968

[1] Conflict of interests: There is a conflict of interest on the part of the authors Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan, Camila Alexandra Vilaça Ramos, and Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, as they are part of the group of inventors who hold a patent for the equipment used in the study, along with the National Institute of Industrial Property.

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Characterization of parameters for the analysis of objective measures of non-nutritive sucking of newborns

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