Parental management of feeding problems in young children-a population-based study

Sdravou, Katerina; Andreoulakis, Elias; Printza, Athanasia; Sotiriadou, Fotini; Evangeliou, Athanasios; Fotoulaki, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110162

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“…These differences may have important implications on feeding practices of Greek parents and consequently on how they influence their children’s eating behavior. Indeed, previous research demonstrated that a large percentage of Greek parents had significant control over how much their child eats and often disregarded their child’s satiety [ 54 , 55 ].…”

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Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study

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Fotoulaki

Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki

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Feeding problems have been estimated to occur in approximately 25–45% of normally developing children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of feeding problems in typically developing young children in Greece. Child feeding behavior, parents’ feelings about their child’s feeding patterns, and parental feeding practices were also explored. Parents completed the Greek version of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS). Data on 742 healthy, typically developing children aged two to seven years are presented. Overall, the majority of children in the sample showed high frequency of desirable mealtime behaviors and low frequency of undesirable mealtime behaviors. However, a significant proportion of the cohort presented with food neophobia and low consumption of vegetables. When applying test cut-off scores, it was found that 8.2% of the sample had abnormal Total Frequency Score (TFS) and 26.6% had abnormal Total Problem Score (TPS). The study showed that parent-reported feeding problems are quite common in children of typical development in Greece. Moreover, while the majority of the sample displayed a high frequency of favorable behaviors, specific child feeding behaviors are amenable to improvement.

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Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study

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Fotoulaki

Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki

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“…Two speech and language therapists, a pediatric gastroenterologist and an otolaryngologist formed the team of feeding and swallowing specialists who determined the parental feeding practices assessed in the present study. More information about the selection of the included has already been described [ 38 ].…”

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Factors Associated with Feeding Problems in Young Children with Gastrointestinal Diseases

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Emmanouilidou-Fotoulaki

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Feeding problems are associated with the consumption of a limited amount or restricted variety of foods and often occur in children with gastrointestinal diseases. The majority of studies to date do not use valid and reliable measurements to detect feeding problems. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess behavioral and skill-based feeding problems in young children with gastrointestinal diseases by using a well-established parent-reported feeding measure and identify demographic, anthropometric, and environmental factors associated with maladaptive feeding behaviors in this pediatric population. Parents completed the Greek version of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) and self-reported questionnaires assessing mealtime environment and parental feeding practices. It was found that 18.6% of the sample had abnormal Total Frequency Score (TFS) (frequency of problematic feeding behaviors) and 39.5% had abnormal Total Problem Score (TPS) (number of behaviors perceived as problematic by parents). Younger children, with lower body mass index, lower birth weight, and only children were more likely to have feeding problems. The study showed that parent-reported feeding problems are increased in young children with gastrointestinal diseases and are associated with specific aspects of mealtime environment and parental feeding practices.

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“…Parental feeding practices significantly influence child eating behavior [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] . The data presented was obtained through a cross-sectional case control study that aimed to record parental practices to manage feeding problems in children with typical development and children with gastrointestinal diseases.…”

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“…The data presented was obtained through a cross-sectional case control study that aimed to record parental practices to manage feeding problems in children with typical development and children with gastrointestinal diseases. A detailed methodology is provided elsewhere [2] . In brief, a 23-item (5-point Likert type) questionnaire was used to assess parental practices during feeding in two samples.…”

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Parental feeding practices data in healthy children and children with gastrointestinal diseases

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Parental feeding practices significantly influence child eating behavior. The data for this article was from a cross-sectional case control larger study that aimed to record parental practices to manage feeding problems in children with typical development and children with gastrointestinal diseases. A set of 23 Likert-type questions was used to investigate parental practices. Demographic and anthropometric data were obtained via a structured set of questions. In total 765 parents of healthy children and 136 parents of children with gastrointestinal diseases aged one to seven years participated in the study. Healthy controls were recruited from kindergartens located in various geographical areas in Greece. Children with gastrointestinal diseases were recruited from a Pediatric Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic. Descriptive measures (i.e. frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations) alongside with statistical analysis measures are presented in this article. Chi-square tests and U-tests were performed for the purpose of the comparison between the two groups. Spearman's rho correlation coefficient was also calculated for inter-item correlations among the 23-items of the questionnaire.

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Parental management of feeding problems in young children-a population-based study

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Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study

Feeding Problems in Typically Developing Young Children, a Population-Based Study

Factors Associated with Feeding Problems in Young Children with Gastrointestinal Diseases

Parental feeding practices data in healthy children and children with gastrointestinal diseases

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