Britt F Pados1, Suzanne M Thoyre2, Jinhee Park3. 1. William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. britt.pados@bc.edu. 2. School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 3. William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Differentiating problematic feeding from variations of typical behavior is a challenge for pediatric providers. The Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PediEAT) is a parent-report measure of symptoms of problematic feeding in children 6 months to 7 years old with evidence of reliability and validity. This study aimed to determine age-based, norm-referenced values for the PediEAT. METHODS: Parents of children between 6 months and 7 years old (n = 1110) completed the PediEAT. Descriptive statistics were calculated for subscale and total scores of the PediEAT within 11 age groups. RESULTS: The PediEAT total scores followed a general downward trajectory with increasing age. Physiologic Symptoms were relatively steady from 6 to 15 months, and then rapidly declined in 15-18 month olds and continued to decline thereafter. Problematic Mealtime Behaviors increased from 6 to 9 months to a peak in 24-30 month olds and then declined with increasing age. Selective/Restrictive Eating increased from 6 to 9 months to a peak at 12-15 months and then decreased over time thereafter. Symptoms of difficulty with Oral Processing were highest in 6-9 month olds and decreased with age. CONCLUSIONS: The PediEAT now has age-based norm-reference values to guide score interpretation and clinical decision-making.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Differentiating problematic feeding from variations of typical behavior is a challenge for pediatric providers. The Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PediEAT) is a parent-report measure of symptoms of problematic feeding in children 6 months to 7 years old with evidence of reliability and validity. This study aimed to determine age-based, norm-referenced values for the PediEAT. METHODS: Parents of children between 6 months and 7 years old (n = 1110) completed the PediEAT. Descriptive statistics were calculated for subscale and total scores of the PediEAT within 11 age groups. RESULTS: The PediEAT total scores followed a general downward trajectory with increasing age. Physiologic Symptoms were relatively steady from 6 to 15 months, and then rapidly declined in 15-18 month olds and continued to decline thereafter. Problematic Mealtime Behaviors increased from 6 to 9 months to a peak in 24-30 month olds and then declined with increasing age. Selective/Restrictive Eating increased from 6 to 9 months to a peak at 12-15 months and then decreased over time thereafter. Symptoms of difficulty with Oral Processing were highest in 6-9 month olds and decreased with age. CONCLUSIONS: The PediEAT now has age-based norm-reference values to guide score interpretation and clinical decision-making.
Authors: Jeremy Parr; Lindsay Pennington; Helen Taylor; Dawn Craig; Christopher Morris; Helen McConachie; Jill Cadwgan; Diane Sellers; Morag Andrew; Johanna Smith; Deborah Garland; Elaine McColl; Charlotte Buswell; Julian Thomas; Allan Colver Journal: Health Technol Assess Date: 2021-03 Impact factor: 4.014
Authors: Britt Frisk Pados; Rebecca R Hill; Joy T Yamasaki; Jonathan S Litt; Christopher S Lee Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2021-03-06 Impact factor: 2.125