Le, Judy and Le, Melissa and Tang, Tiffanie and Whyte, Rosalie (2021) Impact of pediatric feeding difficulties and support for caregivers. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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The purpose of this research was to understand the impact of pediatric feeding difficulties on caregivers, the current supports that caregivers utilize, and additional supports that caregivers desire to help them manage the feeding difficulties of their children. A mixed-methods design was utilized to gather details about the feeding experience from the quantitative and qualitative perspectives. For the quantitative portion, demographics were collected, and the Feeding Impact Scale was utilized. For the qualitative portion, caregivers were asked open-response questions about their experience. Results include that families are moderately impacted and caregivers are moderately to highly impacted as a result of children’s feeding difficulties, caregivers desire additional resources and education, and are interested in the opportunity to connect with other caregivers who share the same experience. Occupational therapists can help fill current gaps and meet caregivers’ needs through targeting caregiver stress, providing education specific to feeding difficulties, facilitating peer support groups, and advocating for caregivers’ needs. This would support improved occupational engagement of caregivers in caregiving and non-caregiving occupations and can allow for an improved feeding experience.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Depositing User: | Institutional Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2022 21:56 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2022 21:56 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/94 |
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