Effect of feeding competencies on the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy.

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  • Maria Antónia Campos Centro de Reabilitação de Paralisia Cerebral do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • L Kent-Smith
  • C Costa Santos

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.835

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if the feeding competencies influence the nutritional status in a group of Portuguese children with cerebral palsy (CP). One hundred and five children, aged between 4 and 12 years, were studied. Nutritional status was determined through BMI for age (BMI_y), and subescapular (SSF) and tricipital skinfolds (TSF). Feeding competencies were evaluated using the seven levels of the Functional Feeding Assessment test (FFA). This study confirmed the high prevalence of malnutrition in children with CP, since 44,8% of the sample had a BMI_y bellow the 5th percentile (Pct5). Significant differences were observed between males and females, namely in malnutrition which was higher in females (52, 4% had a BMI_y

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Campos MA, Kent-Smith L, Costa Santos C. Effect of feeding competencies on the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2007 May 23 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];20(1):21-7. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/835

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