Parent/caregiver’s role in nutrition, physical activity, and food access among children diagnosed with spina bifida
dc.contributor.author | Whelan, JoAnne L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Armstrong, Cheryl L. H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schroyer, Rebecca | |
dc.contributor.author | O’Neil, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.department | Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health and Human Sciences | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-21T18:35:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-21T18:35:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This pilot study aimed to determine the parent/caregiver's role in nutrition/eating habits, physical activity behaviors, and food access among children diagnosed with spina bifida (SB). Methods: Parents/caregivers of children with SB were asked to participate at a single, outpatient SB clinic. Demographic, biomedical data, parent/caregiver nutrition knowledge, family nutrition and physical activity (FNPA), and food security survey scores were compared. Descriptive, regression, and correlational statistics were conducted for analysis via SPSS 29. Results: Of the 117 parents/caregivers surveyed, completed data suggested most were overweight/obese (average body mass index [BMI] of 30.63 kg/m2±8.40; n = 99) with an average nutrition knowledge score of 71% (17.83±3.33). As FNPA scores decreased, the patient/child's maximum BMI z scores increased (β= -0.043; confidence interval -0.079, -0.007; p = 0.020), suggesting the less active and/or less healthy eating habits, the higher body mass was noted for the child. Forty four percent of children (n = 99) were in the overweight/obese weight range based on maximum BMI z score. Conclusion: These findings suggest there is a need for parental/caregiver nutrition education to assist children with SB with meal and activity planning to achieve optimal health. | |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.identifier.citation | Whelan JL, Armstrong CLH, Schroyer R, O'Neil J. Parent/caregiver's role in nutrition, physical activity, and food access among children diagnosed with spina bifida. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023;16(4):639-647. doi:10.3233/PRM-230016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/40907 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | IOS Press | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.3233/PRM-230016 | |
dc.relation.journal | Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.source | PMC | |
dc.subject | Spina bifida | |
dc.subject | Nutrition knowledge | |
dc.subject | Physical activity | |
dc.subject | Food access | |
dc.title | Parent/caregiver’s role in nutrition, physical activity, and food access among children diagnosed with spina bifida | |
dc.type | Article |