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IMPACT OF PLANNED FEEDING INTERVENTIONS ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS, AMONG CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY HAVING FEEDING DIFFICULTIES.

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Dr. Dhanraj Babu
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si10.00280

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Children with cerebral palsy who have feeding problems are at risk of aspiration and malnutrition. The study examined the effects of Planned Feeding Interventions on Nutritional Status among Cerebral Palsy children with feeding difficulties. This study used Weidenbach's Theory modified. Study methodology was evaluative. The current study used a prospective and quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design. Prospective quasi-experimental studies use baseline measurements calculated prospectively, then implement an intervention and collect more measurements. Purposive sampling was used to select 100 children with cerebral palsy from 3 to 12 years old who were attending paediatric and physiotherapy OPD or admitted to paediatric wards The tool has five sections. demographic data, detailed medical history and clinical findings, observation checklist for feeding difficulties, anthropometric measurement, observational checklist for feeding practices (eating and drinking skill), and the Caregiver Priorities questionnaire tool. Research requires data collection. Data was collected for one year with written permission from the Medical Director and consent from all participants' parents/caregivers. The study guaranteed data confidentiality. 100 purposively sampled participants who met the selection criteria were divided into 10 batches for data collection. Data was collected from 9am to 4pm. The researcher explained the study's purpose to parents and selected children with various forms of cerebral palsy aged 3 to 12 old. The investigator collected demographic data and child training assessment data from records and parents. (Detail history was collected),

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