The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study
Introduction and purpose Depending on the source, feeding disorders are common reasons to visit a pediatrician - reported in 2-60% of generally healthy children. This study was designed in order to assess the incidence of feeding difficulties in a group of healthy children aged 6-36 months from...
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Introduction and purpose
Depending on the source, feeding disorders are common reasons to visit a pediatrician - reported in 2-60% of generally healthy children. This study was designed in order to assess the incidence of feeding difficulties in a group of healthy children aged 6-36 months from the Łódź region and to identify factors that may be related to feeding disorders.
Material and method
The research tool of this study was a questionnaire designed by the authors which consisted of 4 personal data questions, 9 questions about the perinatal and neonatal period, 36 feeding questions, 10 questions about child development and weight gain, 10 questions about previous medical history, 30 questions about symptoms, 8 questions about misbehavior during feeding and 14 sociodemographic questions.
Results
215 parents completed questionnaires. However, 10 of them were rejected because those participants met the exclusion criteria. Finally, 205 children were enrolled in the study. The difficulties in feeding were confirmed by the parents of 66 participants. Children with feeding difficulties were more often attended to specialist ambulatories, had been diagnosed with food allergies, and underwent speech therapy and rehabilitation. Additionally, the analysis showed that feeding disorders in mothers and the occurrence of stressful situations in the family were more frequent in children whose parents reported feeding difficulties.
Conclusions
The incidence of feeding difficulties, in the group of healthy children aged 6-36 months from the Łódź region, was higher than reported in other studies. Therefore there is an urgent need to educate parents on feeding recommendations to modify eating behaviors and overcome feeding disorders, followed by some practical advice on appropriate diet adjustment.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f1640e52b2b4437a9ec9d8414cfdadc2023-05-13T10:46:04ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062023-05-0127110.12775/JEHS.2023.27.01.004The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire studyAleksandra Kamińska-Sobczak0Elżbieta Trafalska1Ewelina Gaszyńska2Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Medical University of Łódź, 90-752 Łódź, Żeligowskiego 7/9Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Medical University of Łódź, 90-752 Łódź, Żeligowskiego 7/9Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Medical University of Łódź, 90-752 Łódź, Żeligowskiego 7/9 Introduction and purpose Depending on the source, feeding disorders are common reasons to visit a pediatrician - reported in 2-60% of generally healthy children. This study was designed in order to assess the incidence of feeding difficulties in a group of healthy children aged 6-36 months from the Łódź region and to identify factors that may be related to feeding disorders. Material and method The research tool of this study was a questionnaire designed by the authors which consisted of 4 personal data questions, 9 questions about the perinatal and neonatal period, 36 feeding questions, 10 questions about child development and weight gain, 10 questions about previous medical history, 30 questions about symptoms, 8 questions about misbehavior during feeding and 14 sociodemographic questions. Results 215 parents completed questionnaires. However, 10 of them were rejected because those participants met the exclusion criteria. Finally, 205 children were enrolled in the study. The difficulties in feeding were confirmed by the parents of 66 participants. Children with feeding difficulties were more often attended to specialist ambulatories, had been diagnosed with food allergies, and underwent speech therapy and rehabilitation. Additionally, the analysis showed that feeding disorders in mothers and the occurrence of stressful situations in the family were more frequent in children whose parents reported feeding difficulties. Conclusions The incidence of feeding difficulties, in the group of healthy children aged 6-36 months from the Łódź region, was higher than reported in other studies. Therefore there is an urgent need to educate parents on feeding recommendations to modify eating behaviors and overcome feeding disorders, followed by some practical advice on appropriate diet adjustment. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/43411avoidant restrictive food intake disordereating behaviourfeeding difficultiesmalnutritionnutritional insufficiencyselective eating |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandra Kamińska-Sobczak Elżbieta Trafalska Ewelina Gaszyńska The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study Journal of Education, Health and Sport avoidant restrictive food intake disorder eating behaviour feeding difficulties malnutrition nutritional insufficiency selective eating |
| title | The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| title_full | The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| title_fullStr | The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| title_short | The Prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| title_sort | prevalence of feeding disorders in healthy infants and children under 3 years of age based on a questionnaire study |
| topic | avoidant restrictive food intake disorder eating behaviour feeding difficulties malnutrition nutritional insufficiency selective eating |
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