Seven cerebral palsied children living in the home and their
mothers were involved in this study. The mothers attended eight
weekly sessions and were instructed in basic nutrition and feeding
skill development. A Food and Nutrition Education Curriculum was
developed for this instruction. Each of the eight lessons in the curriculum
included discussions of nutrition based on the Basic Four Food
Groups and the development of a feeding skill.
Certain measurements were made before and after the nutrition
education intervention to determine the benefits to the cerebral palsied
children. These included a 24-hour dietary recall, food frequency
check, height and weight measurements and a feeding evaluation.
The mothers' nutrition knowledge was determined before and after
the nutrition classes by way of a practical nutrition quiz.
Nutrient intakes were compared to the 1974 Recommended
Dietary Allowances (RDA). Intakes above 67% of the RDA were considered adequate. Energy intakes were compared to a suggested
requirement based on height in centimeters. Height and weight measurements
were plotted on the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS) Growth Charts (1976).
Five subjects, three girls and two boys fell below the 5th percentile
on the NCHS Growth Charts.
Intakes of five subjects exceeded two-thirds of the RDA for
protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid
both before and after the nutrition education classes for their mothers.
Protein and vitamin A intakes exceeded 100% of the RDA in many cases.
The feeding evaluation was divided into three categories: gross
motor skills, oral skills and eye-hand coordination. All seven subjects
made improvements in the post test. The group as a whole
made significant improvements (P <. 05) in gross motor skills.
Significant improvements (P <. 05) were made by the mothers
as a group in the practical nutrition quiz post test. / Graduation date: 1977
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/27140 |
| Date | 17 March 1977 |
| Creators | Shannon, Kathryn Lee |
| Contributors | Johnson, Elizabeth W. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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