Table 2.
Comparison of CEBQ sub-domains and MAFPS and sub-domains results between groups
| Children with CP and CVI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFCS Level | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | p | η² |
| N = 30 | N = 30 | N = 30 | |||
|
Median
(% 25–75 IQR) |
Median
(% 25–75 IQR) |
Median
(% 25–75 IQR) |
|||
| CEBQ | - | - | - | - | |
| Food responsiveness | 8.5 (6.75-11) | 6.5 (5.75–8.25) | 5 (5–6) | < 0.001 | 0.29 |
| Emotional overeating | 4 (5–6) | 4 (4–5) | 4 (4–5) | 0.184 | 0.02 |
| Enjoyment of food | 9 (7.5–12) | 8 (5–9) | 6 (6-6.25) | < 0.001 | 0.27 |
| Desire to drink | 8 (7–9) | 6.5 (5–8) | 5 (4–6) | < 0.001 | 0.32 |
| Satiety responsiveness | 9 (7.75-12) | 12 (9–13) | 13 (12–15) | < 0.001 | 0.26 |
| Slowness in eating | 5 (4–5) | 7 (5–8) | 8 (7–9) | < 0.001 | 0.25 |
| Emotional undereating | 5.5 (5-7.25) | 8 (7–9) | 9 (8-11.25) | < 0.001 | 0.28 |
| Food fussiness | 5 (4–6) | 6 (5–8) | 8 (6.75-9) | < 0.001 | 0.32 |
| MAFPS total score | 37 (35-40.25) | 46 (43-49.25) | 57 (52.75–59.25) | < 0.001 | 0.38 |
| The negative affect during meal | 9 (7–10) | 11 (12–15) | 13 (12–15) | < 0.001 | 0.28 |
| Attitudes about insufficient/unbalanced feeding | 9.5 (8–12) | 12 (10.75-15) | 14 (12.75-16) | < 0.001 | 0.32 |
| Negative feeding strategies | 8 (6–9) | 9 (8–10) | 10.5 (9-12.25) | < 0.001 | 0.23 |
| Forced feeding | 5.5 (5–6) | 7 (5.75-8) | 9 (6–11) | < 0.001 | 0.27 |
| Reaction to the viewpoints of others | 5.5 (5–6) | 7 (5–8) | 8.5 (7.75-10) | < 0.001 | 0.26 |
CVI, Cerebral visual impairment, CP Cerebral palsy, VFCS Visual Function Classification System, CEBQ Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire, MAFPS The Mother’s Attitudes Towards the Feeding Process Scale, IQR Interquantile range, n Number of children. Kruskal Wallis Test, η²: Eta Square, p < 0.05