Table 5 Initial set of activity domains and assessments
Activity Domains | Assessments |
|---|---|
At rest | Position: Tone (arched, relaxed) |
Feeding by mouth | Pulse oximetry: Desaturation (length, depth) |
Oro-gastric feeding | Retraction (subcostal, intercostal, head bob) |
Handling/transitions/care time | Tachypnea (change in respiratory rate, time to baseline) |
Family holding | Apnea (number, severity) |
Noise | Heart rate (bradycardia) |
Transition to awake | Alertness (engages, averts gaze, frantic) |
Stooling | Circumoral cyanosis (presence of) |
Sleep time (quiet alert/engaged periods versus prolonged sleep time) | Oro-motor dysfunction |