Table 2 Summary of parents’ responses to dietary questionnaire
From: Nutritional problems in children with neuromotor disabilities: an Italian case series
Question | Answer (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Supply mode | Caregiver-sustained spoon (81%) | Self-sustained spoon (7%) | Bottle (12%) |
Direction of food introduction | Centrally (62%) | From top to bottom (15%) | From bottom to top (23%) |
Meal duration | <30 min (46%) | 30-60 min (35%) | 60 min (19%) |
Need for assistance during the meal | Always (88%) | Often (8%) | Rarely (8%) |
Loss of saliva/regurgitation | Yes (58%) | No (42%) | |
Type of food preparation | Liquid (35%) | Dense (54%) | None (11%) |
Story of respiratory diseases (bronchopneumonia, aspiration pneumonia) | Yes (39%) | No (61%) | |
Choking episodes (cough, noisy breathing, loss of food) | >3 (24%) | < 3 (38%) | None (38%) |
Frequence of bowel movements | 2-3 days (50%) | 3-5 days (50%) | 5-7 days (8%) |
Medically assisted defecation | Yes (73%) | No (27%) | |