J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2014 Mar;25(1):20-27.

The Effects of Multidisciplinary Approach for Children with Feeding Disorder and Failure to Thrive on Their Mothers

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yschoung@skku.edu
  • 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to determine whether intervention using a multidisciplinary approach affects maternal mental health, parenting stress, and sense of parenting competence in children with feeding disorder and failure to thrive (FTT).
METHODS
Children with feeding disorder and FTT were randomized to the intervention group (N=11) or control group (N=8). We administered the Korean standardization of Parent Temperament Questionnaire for Children (K-PTQ) in both groups before intervention, and the Korean version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (K-PSI-SF), Korean version of the Parenting Sense of Competence (K-PSOC), Korean version of the Beck's Depression Inventory (K-BDI), Korean version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI), and Korean version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (K-MDQ) in both groups before and after the intervention.
RESULTS
In the intervention group, the K-BDI (p=.068), K-BAI (p=.068), and K-MDQ (p=.066) scores tended to show a decline, the K-PSI-SF scores for stress related to child learning showed a significant decline, and the K-PSOC scores for sense of parenting competence showed significant improvement. However, no significant changes were observed in the control group.
CONCLUSION
Use of a multidisciplinary approach improved maternal mental health, parenting stress, and sense of competence. Comparison of these results with those of normal control will be necessary in a future study.

Keyword

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood; Failure to Thrive; Parenting; Psychological Stress; Mental Competency; Anxiety; Depression

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Child*
Depression
Failure to Thrive*
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Humans
Learning
Mental Competency
Mental Health
Mood Disorders
Mothers*
Parenting
Parents
Stress, Psychological
Temperament
Surveys and Questionnaires
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