A PILOT TRIAL OF A FOUR SESSION ONLINE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY GROUP TRANINIG FOR MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH FEEDING PROBLEMS
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 29
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Early Childhood Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale
研究概览
简要总结
Feeding problems such as selective eating, loss of appetite, and mealtime behavior problems are common in childhood. Parents play a primary role in learning about feeding, and difficulties experienced in this process may cause the parent to experience stress, despair and exhibit incorrect attitudes. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of online occupational therapy group training for mothers on mothers' attitudes and stress levels, and children's eating behaviors. Mothers of children aged 3-6 years with feeding problems (n=29) were randomly divided into groups. Early Childhood Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale, Feeding Process Mother Attitudes Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scales were used for evaluation. The mothers in the research group participated in the 4-week training. As a result of the research, positive effects were found on mothers' attitudes and children's eating behaviors (p<0.05). There was no change in mothers' state and trait anxiety levels (p>0.05). This study shows that online group training to mothers can support existing therapies and guides clinicians working in the field.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Being a mother with a child between 37-72 months of age,
- •Experiencing feeding problems with their child,
- •Having the ability to understand the training and comprehend the scale items,
- •Volunteering to participate,
- •Having the competence to use online platforms, tools, and the internet connection.
排除标准
- •Receiving special education and/or occupational therapy sessions due to any risk,
- •Having any chronic disease or disability in their child.
研究组 & 干预措施
Research group; mothers receiving online occupational therapy group training
Participants in this group received online occupational therapy group training for 1 hour per week for 4 weeks.
Session-1 Defining the problem Understanding the causes Oral motor structures and anomalies Discussion Session-2 Feedback sharing The relationship between feeding and sensory integration Recognizing the symptoms of sensory integration Disorders Strategies for sensory integration disorders Discussion Session-3 Feedback sharing Parent behaviors and attitudes Behavioral strategies for feeding problems Discussion Session-4 Feedback sharing Self-compassion and self-regulation Cope with stress Discussion Review of outputs
干预措施: Online Occupational Therapy Group Training (Other)
Control group; Participants in this group did not receive any occupational therapy intervention duri
Participants in this group did not receive any occupational therapy intervention during the 4-week period.
结局指标
主要结局
Early Childhood Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale
时间窗: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks
Early Childhood Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale (ECAEBS), which was developed in 2018. The scale has a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.89, indicating good internal consistency, and a test-retest reliability coefficient of 0.96, indicating good stability over time. The scale consists of 20 items that are filled out by the caregiver and are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "Never" to "Always". The ECAEBS assesses various sub-factors, including "Reluctance," "Sensory-Related Rejection to Eat," "Aggression," and "Response to Main Meal Order." The total score of the scale can range from 20 to 100, with higher scores indicating a higher level of problems related to eating behaviors. An increase in scores for each sub-factor and the total score indicates an increase in feeding-related difficulties
次要结局
- Feeding Process Mother Attitudes Scale(From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks)
研究者
Rukiye Begüm KOCA
Lecturer
Ankara Medipol University