Eating disorders and needs of disabled children at primary school.

Autor: Kabasakal E; Faculty of Health Science, Public Health Nursing Deparment, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey., Özcebe H; Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Deparment, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey., Arslan UE; Public Health Institute, Department of Health Research, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child: care, health and development [Child Care Health Dev] 2020 Sep; Vol. 46 (5), pp. 637-643. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 08.
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12788
Abstrakt: Aim: The aim of this study was to provide current information on the eating disorders, needs and confronted problems of children with disabilities during their school hours at primary schools.
Background: Eating disorders and needs of disabled children are important in their participation in school life, cognition, and academic achievement.
Results: In this study, It was aimed to reach all children with disabilities attending at 72 primary schools located in low, medium and high socio-economic districts in Ankara, capital of Turkey; 404 parents voluntarly accepted to participate in the study. This study has revealed that students with disabilities experienced eating disorders such as forget to eat foods at feeding time, cannot go to canteen to buy food, have sucking and/or chewing problems, lack of self-care skills and need support while eating at schools. The percentage of children who had breakfast at school was 18.1%. The percentage of those who indicated that their child had lunch at school was 59.0%. The children from low socio-economic district had the highest percentage of adequate nutrition at schools in the last week. Families whose children having lack of self-care skills (50.0%), were picky eaters (38.5%), having lack of appetite (42.1%), experienced from constipation frequently (50.0%), have reflux problem (29.0%) considered that their children needed feeding supports at school.
Conclusion: Families whose children having eating disorders at schools considered that their children needed feeding supports. Fulfilling the needs of children with disability and providing them support as positive discrimination would ensure healthy development and participation in school life and generate positive effects on their academic achievement. The school health policies have to encompass nutritional needs of vulnerable children to benefit from right to education in an adequate and effective manner.
(© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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