Effect of clinical intervention on and influencing factors of young picky eaters
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2013.03.005
- VernacularTitle:偏食行为儿童的临床干预效果及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Shuo WANG
;
Xiaona HUANG
;
Huishan WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Food preferences;
Intervention studies;
Evaluation studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2013;(3):155-158
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effects of different interventions on and influencing factors of picky eaters aged 1 to 5 years old.Methods Two hundred and forty-seven individuals were randomly assigned to the Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties (IMFeD) group (n =147) and the control group (n =100).The IMFeD group received comprehensive guidance once a month,3 times in total;while the control group had traditional eating guidance.Scores of the IMFeD group were compared with the control group.Multivariate method was used for data analysis.Results Behavior scores of the IMFeD group were 4.7 ± 1.1 at baseline and 9.5 ± 2.6 after the intervention ; although behavior scores of the control group were 4.9 ± 1.1 at baseline and 6.6 ± 2.3 following the routine guidance (F =32.99,P ＜ 0.001).Univariate analysis showed that those two interventions significantly affected the outcomes of intervention (x2 =52.76,P ＜0.05).Regression analyses revealed an odds ratio (OR) of 6.171 (95％ confidence interval (CI) 3.652-10.428) or 0.448 (95％ CI:0.264-0.761) for intervention strategy and time with parents during their 1 year.Conclusion Family-based periodicity intervention may play an important role in eating behavior change and should be widely conducted in child health care.
