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

Area of Science:

• Pediatrics
• Child Psychology
• Nutrition Science

Background:

• Parental feeding practices are crucial for child eating behavior development.
• Feeding problems are common in children, affecting both typically developing children and those with gastrointestinal diseases.
• Understanding parental strategies is key to addressing pediatric feeding issues.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate and compare parental feeding practices in managing feeding problems.
• To differentiate strategies used for children with typical development versus those with gastrointestinal diseases.
• To provide insights into parental approaches for pediatric feeding challenges.

Main Methods:

• Cross-sectional case-control study design.
• Utilized a 23-item Likert-type questionnaire for parental practices.
• Collected demographic, anthropometric, and feeding practice data from 765 healthy children and 136 children with gastrointestinal diseases (aged 1-7 years).

Main Results:

• Descriptive statistics and comparative analyses (Chi-square, U-tests) were performed.
• Spearman's rho correlation assessed inter-item reliability of the questionnaire.
• Significant differences in parental feeding practices were observed between the two groups (details not specified in abstract).

Conclusions:

• Parental feeding practices vary significantly when managing feeding problems in children.
• Findings highlight distinct approaches for children with gastrointestinal diseases compared to healthy children.
• Further research can refine interventions based on these identified parental practice differences.