Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of maternal feeding behavior on nutrition status and behaviors of children with phenylketonuria (PKU).
Material and Methods: The PKU Family Association’s 2-11 year-old children and their mothers were administered face to face questionnaire to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the family, mothers’ feeding attitudes of their children and anthropometric measurements of the children. One-day food consumption records were taken retrospectively, daily energy, macro and micro nutrients were calculated by the Nutrition Information System computer program and the level of meeting daily requirements was determined. Children’s anthropometric evaluation was done with WHO AnthroPlus Program, weight for age z-score (WAZ), height for age z-score (HAZ) and BMI for age z-score (BAZ) were calculated.
Results: It was found that the mean WAZ value of the children was 0.1 ± 0.9, the HAZ value was -0.3 ± 1.7 and the BAZ value was 0.4 ± 1.8 and the feeding behavior of the mother affected the anthropometric measures of the child (p<0.05). While energy requirements were met by 77.7%, protein, vitamin B6, B12 and C intake was above the recommendations and folate intake was below the recommendations. It was detected that the feeding behavior of the mother when child refused food intake, did not affect the child’s blood phenylalanine level and macro-micro nutrient intake (p>0.05). The majority of the children (86.7%) were found to be compatible with their diet and their mothers were found to higher age (p = 0.03). It was determined that the majority of mothers (80.0%) did not give up when they refused to feed and that feeding (26.7%) after feeding them for a while and trying to feed them into games (23.3%).
Conclusion: Feeding attitudes of mothers affect the nutritional status of children. In order to increase compliance with the lifelong dietary treatment of children with PKU, supportive nutrition education for parents should be planned and provided part of the treatment.
Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı annelerin besleme davranışlarının, Fenilketonüri (PKU)’li çocukların beslenme durumları ve davranışlarına etkisini saptamaktır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: PKU Aile Derneği’ne üye 2-11 yaş aralığındaki PKU’lu çocuklar ve annelerine, yüz yüze görüşme metodu kullanılarak, ailenin sosyodemografik özelliklerini ve annenin çocuğu besleme davranışlarını belirlemeye yönelik anket formu uygulanmış, çocukların antropometrik ölçümleri alınmıştır. Geriye dönük bir günlük besin tüketim kayıtları alınarak, beslenme bilgi sistemi bilgisayar programı ile günlük alınan enerji, makro ve mikro besin ögeleri hesaplanmış ve günlük gereksinimleri karşılama düzeyleri belirlenmiştir. Çocukların antropometrik değerlendirmesi WHO AnthroPlus Programı ile yapılmış, yaşa göre ağırlık z-skoru (WAZ), yaş göre boy z-skoru (HAZ) ve yaş göre BKİ z-skoru (BAZ) değerleri hesaplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Çocukların ortalama WAZ değerinin 0.1±0.9, HAZ değerinin -0.3±1.7 ve BAZ değerinin 0.4±1.8 olduğu, annenin besleme davranışının çocuğun antropometrik ölçülerini etkilediği tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Çocukların enerji gereksinimleri %77.7 oranında karşılanırken, protein, B6, B12 ve C vitamini alımlarının önerilerin üzerinde, folat alımının ise önerilerin altında olduğu saptanmıştır. Annenin çocuğun beslenmeyi reddettiğinde gösterdiği besleme davranışının, çocuğun makro ve mikro besin ögesi alımları ile kan fenilalanin düzeyini etkilemediği bulunmuştur (p>0.05). Çocukların büyük çoğunluğunun (%86.7) diyetine uyumlu olduğu, diyetine uyumlu çocukların annelerinin yaşlarının ise daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır (p=0.03). Besin alımını reddeden çocukların annelerinin sıklıkla çocuğu beslemekten vazgeçmediği (%80.0), bir süre bekledikten sonra tekrar beslediği (%26.7) ve oyun haline dönüştürerek beslediği (%23.3) belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Annelerin besleme davranışları çocukların beslenme durumunu etkilemektedir. PKU’lu çocukların yaşam boyu uyguladıkları diyet tedavisine uyumu arttırmak için ebeveynlere destekleyici beslenme eğitimleri planlanarak, tedavinin bir parçası haline getirilmesi sağlanmalıdır.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Clinical Sciences |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Publication Date | May 25, 2021 |
Submission Date | May 10, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 3 |
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