Feeding Problems Assessment Tools in Children: A Scoping Review
‘Feeding problems’ is a term used to describe problems that may present typically in children. Problems with feeding during infancy can result in significant negative consequences for a child’s nutrition, growth, and brain development. This scoping review aims to map current research, provide summar...
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| description | ‘Feeding problems’ is a term used to describe problems that may present typically in children. Problems with feeding during infancy can result in significant negative consequences for a child’s nutrition, growth, and brain development. This scoping review aims to map current research, provide summary of the available feeding problem assessment tools for children, and review current implications and the gaps between tools, providing information that academics, practitioners, and parents may find useful. Three electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, and ProQuest) were searched using terms related to feeding problem assessment tools in children, which included, but were not limited to, “feeding difficult*”, “eating problem”, “eating difficult*”, “tool”, “child*”, and “pediatric”. The following limits were implemented on the search: English language, age limit (<18 years old) and publication period (last 10 years). Data management and analysis carried out manually through discussion with the team. Authors 1 and 2 screened titles and abstracts, then full texts were discussed with the full team to identify articles that met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were charted into a matrix table based on these categories: author, year, population, assessment tools, usage and aspects. Thematic analysis was carried out to summarize the characteristics of the studies. There were 47 papers included in the study and analysis, in which 23 assessment tools were found. Pedi-EAT was the most frequent assessment tool used in the studies, with nine papers covering this feeding problem assessment tool. MCH–FS came in second for its chosen tool quantifying children’s feeding problems, with a total of seven papers covering this tool, along with BPFAS with seven papers. In this review, 23 assessment tools were validated and tested for reliability. Pedi-EAT, MCH-FS and BPFAS were commonly used instruments. However, it is clear that no single instrument covers comprehensively all aspects of feeding problems in children. In addition, usage of the tools and wide age range indicate that further research is needed to fill the gaps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d02fb344fd3e4f4785829d4d749c1dba2025-01-24T13:27:04ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-12-011213710.3390/children12010037Feeding Problems Assessment Tools in Children: A Scoping ReviewSuci Destriatania0Judhiastuty Februhartanty1Fariz Nurwidya2Rini Sekartini3Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaDepartment of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaDepartment of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia‘Feeding problems’ is a term used to describe problems that may present typically in children. Problems with feeding during infancy can result in significant negative consequences for a child’s nutrition, growth, and brain development. This scoping review aims to map current research, provide summary of the available feeding problem assessment tools for children, and review current implications and the gaps between tools, providing information that academics, practitioners, and parents may find useful. Three electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, and ProQuest) were searched using terms related to feeding problem assessment tools in children, which included, but were not limited to, “feeding difficult*”, “eating problem”, “eating difficult*”, “tool”, “child*”, and “pediatric”. The following limits were implemented on the search: English language, age limit (<18 years old) and publication period (last 10 years). Data management and analysis carried out manually through discussion with the team. Authors 1 and 2 screened titles and abstracts, then full texts were discussed with the full team to identify articles that met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were charted into a matrix table based on these categories: author, year, population, assessment tools, usage and aspects. Thematic analysis was carried out to summarize the characteristics of the studies. There were 47 papers included in the study and analysis, in which 23 assessment tools were found. Pedi-EAT was the most frequent assessment tool used in the studies, with nine papers covering this feeding problem assessment tool. MCH–FS came in second for its chosen tool quantifying children’s feeding problems, with a total of seven papers covering this tool, along with BPFAS with seven papers. In this review, 23 assessment tools were validated and tested for reliability. Pedi-EAT, MCH-FS and BPFAS were commonly used instruments. However, it is clear that no single instrument covers comprehensively all aspects of feeding problems in children. In addition, usage of the tools and wide age range indicate that further research is needed to fill the gaps.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/1/37child feedingfeeding problemsfeeding problems assessment tool |
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