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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cornwell, Sonya L.
• Kelly, Kimberly
• Austin, Laura

Titel

Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Inpatient Treatment of Gastrostomy-Tube Dependent Children

Ist Teil von

• Children's health care, 2010-07, Vol.39 (3), p.214-231

Ort / Verlag

Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

EBSCOhost Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Effectiveness of multidisciplinary inpatient treatment of feeding-disordered children was sought through retrospective chart review of 40 gastrostomy-tube (i.e., G-tube) dependent children, ages 22 months to 7 years, with co-occurring medical conditions. Treatment effect analyzed from pre- and posttreatment measures of oral and G-tube caloric intakes resulted in a significant difference from admission to discharge for both oral intake, t(39) = 5.76, p < .001 (d = 1.02); and G-tube dependency, t(39) = 10.94, p < .001 (d = 2.03), with both showing strong treatment effects. Results indicated a highly reliable and valid method of treating severe pediatric feeding disorders.