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The impact on the family of a child's feeding and swallowing problems: Associations with parental stress, and children's daily functional activities

Miller, Alyssa (2011) The impact on the family of a child's feeding and swallowing problems: Associations with parental stress, and children's daily functional activities. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Introduction: Eating and drinking are essential components of everyday life. Adequate nutrition and hydration need to be maintained for growth and development. Many social gatherings/events revolve around eating and drinking. When something goes wrong with any part of eating or drinking it is called dysphagia. Children right through to adults and the elderly can have problems with eating and drinking. Problems eating or drinking in children could impact the family and create more stress for parents.Methods: Data from three scales including the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, The Functional Status II(R) and the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Family Impact Scale-Revised were provided and analyzed. Data were analyzed using a Pearson product-moment correlation. Demographic information was provided as well. Student's t-tests were done on groups of participants to assess if there was a difference in means. Spearman rank correlations were done to determine relationships between ranked groups, such as income bracket, and each of the scales. Pearson product-moment correlations were done on continuous groups and the three scales to determine relationships.Results: A significant correlation of was found between the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form and the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Impact Scale-Revised. An inverse significant correlation was found between the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Family Impact Scale-Revised and the Functional Status II(R). Results revealed a significant inverse relationship between the Parenting Stress Index Short Form and the Functional Status II(R). A difference in reported scores was found on the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form of children with feeding tubes and children without feeding tubes. Scores from parents of children with feeding tubes on the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders Family Impact Scale-Revised differed versus those without a feeding tube.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Miller, Alyssaajm162@pitt.eduAJM162
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairLeslie, Paulapleslie@pitt.eduPLESLIE
Committee MemberRedle, Erinerin.redle@cchmc.org
Committee MemberYaruss, J. Scottjsyaruss@pitt.eduJSYARUSS
Date: 4 May 2011
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 29 March 2011
Approval Date: 4 May 2011
Submission Date: 19 April 2011
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Communication Science and Disorders
Degree: MS - Master of Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: dysphagia; family; functional status; pediatric; stress
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04192011-232853/, etd-04192011-232853
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 19:39
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:41
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7341

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