By understanding health conditions, impairments, and impact on quality of life for pediatric
feeding disorders, assessment and treatment approaches can target multiple levels of health …

The impact of caring for children with deglutition disorders is poorly understood and tools to
measure the unique concerns of these caregivers are lacking. The aims of this investigation …

As described in previous chapters, dysphagia is an impairment of swallowing function and
may occur at the oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal phases of swallowing. Children with …

Objective: The objective of this study was to report on the measurement properties of the
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module for patients …

Objectives: Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is defined as “impaired oral intake that is not
age-appropriate, and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or …

Objectives: Like adults, children suffer from gastroparesis; however, there are currently no
validated instruments to determine the impact of gastroparesis in pediatric patients. The …

Feeding problems can occur in 25% to 45% of typically developing children and in up to
80% of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (Manikam & Perman, 2000) …

Objectives To investigate the patient-reported multidimensional gastrointestinal symptoms
predictors of generic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pediatric patients with …

Pediatric feeding disorders (PFDs) lack a universally accepted definition. Feeding disorders
require comprehensive assessment and treatment of 4 closely related, complementary …

Objective To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pediatric patients with
functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases with …