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Factors associated with facility-based delivery in Mayoyao, Ifugao Province, Philippines. 在菲律宾伊富高省马约姚与设施分娩相关的因素。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2013-10-24 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-12-5
Azusa Shimazaki, Sumihisa Honda, Marcelyn M Dulnuan, Jennylene B Chunanon, Akiko Matsuyama
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引用次数: 37
Research consultation clinic: impetus towards facilitating primary care research. 研究咨询诊所:促进初级保健研究的动力。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2013-09-16 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-12-4
Ngiap Chuan Tan, Yang Thong Tan, Patricia T Kin
{"title":"Research consultation clinic: impetus towards facilitating primary care research.","authors":"Ngiap Chuan Tan,&nbsp;Yang Thong Tan,&nbsp;Patricia T Kin","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-12-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-12-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Singapore, SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) is an accredited Family Medicine (FM) training centre which managed 1.8 million primary care patient-visits in 2012. To promote research in the institution, research consultation clinics (RCC) are being introduced in 2010 to enable free face-to-face consultation between experienced and novice researchers on specific research topics. Each RCC session allows about an hour or more for the SHP staff, medical undergraduates and general practitioners to seek advice and clarification on key research areas, ranging from research question refinement, study design and execution, data analysis, result presentation to publication. The consultants comprise of two FM researchers with postgraduate research qualification.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This article aims to review the implementation of RCC from 2010 to 2012 and its impact on research activities and outcome indicators in the same period of time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study comprised of two segments. Part I was a three-year retrospective review of the RCC administrative record. The total number of RCC sessions, hours utilised, participants' profiles, the number of research studies initiated by them and their research presentations at local and overseas scientific meetings/conferences were computed. Part 2 was an anonymous web-based questionnaire survey fielded to RCC participants to collect their feedback on the RCC service and their self-reported initiation and completion of research study after the RCC consultation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The RCC sessions increased from 17 to 40 sessions, resulting in increment of 2 to 14 research presentations and from 2 to 6 initiations of new research studies per annum from 2010-2012. The response rate to the questionnaire survey was 70.3%, with the majority of multi-disciplinary respondents rated the RCC service to be accessible, adequate and were satisfied with its quality. Study design, data management and study execution were ranked as important areas of research for consultation. 79% of them had started a research project and 36% had completed their studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The RCC is a feasible model to catalyse multi-disciplinary research in primary care institutions. Further study is needed to evaluate its relevance when research advances and novice researchers become experienced investigators to take on more complex projects.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-12-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31736821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Alberta family physicians' willingness to work during an influenza pandemic: a cross-sectional study. 艾伯塔省家庭医生在流感大流行期间的工作意愿:一项横断面研究。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2013-06-26 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-12-3
James A Dickinson, Gisoo Bani-Adam, Tyler Williamson, Sandy Berzins, Craig Pearce, Leah Ricketson, Emily Medd
{"title":"Alberta family physicians' willingness to work during an influenza pandemic: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"James A Dickinson,&nbsp;Gisoo Bani-Adam,&nbsp;Tyler Williamson,&nbsp;Sandy Berzins,&nbsp;Craig Pearce,&nbsp;Leah Ricketson,&nbsp;Emily Medd","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-12-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-12-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Effective pandemic responses rely on frontline healthcare workers continuing to work despite increased risk to themselves. Our objective was to investigate Alberta family physicians willingness to work during an influenza pandemic.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional survey.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Alberta prior to the fall wave of the H1N1 epidemic.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>192 participants from a random sample of 1000 Alberta family physicians stratified by region.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Willingness to work through difficult scenarios created by an influenza epidemic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The corrected response rate was 22%. The most physicians who responded were willing to continue working through some scenarios caused by a pandemic, but in other circumstances less than 50% would continue. Men were more willing to continue working than women. In some situations South African and British trained physicians were more willing to continue working than other groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although many physicians intend to maintain their practices in the event of a pandemic, in some circumstances fewer are willing to work. Pandemic preparation requires ensuring a workforce is available. Healthcare systems must provide frontline healthcare workers with the support and resources they need to enable them to continue providing care.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-12-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31532808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Use of insecticide treated net and malaria preventive education: effect on malaria parasitemia among people living with AIDS in Nigeria, a cross-sectional study. 使用经杀虫剂处理的蚊帐和疟疾预防教育:对尼日利亚艾滋病患者疟疾寄生虫病的影响,一项横断面研究。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2013-06-22 eCollection Date: 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-12-2
Samuel Anu Olowookere, Najemdeen Ajao Adeleke, Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi, Ijeoma Soromtochi Mbakwe
{"title":"Use of insecticide treated net and malaria preventive education: effect on malaria parasitemia among people living with AIDS in Nigeria, a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Samuel Anu Olowookere,&nbsp;Najemdeen Ajao Adeleke,&nbsp;Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi,&nbsp;Ijeoma Soromtochi Mbakwe","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-12-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-12-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Malaria and HIV are major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with both diseases highly endemic in Nigeria. This study was conducted to assess the effect of long lasting insecticide treated net (ITN) use and malaria preventive education on burden of malaria parasite among people living with AIDS (PLWHA) at Osogbo southwestern Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive cross-sectional study of newly recruited consenting PLWHA that were screened consecutively for malaria, those positive were treated with artemisinin combination therapy. All PLWHA were educated about malaria infection, given ITN and followed up monthly for three months when they were rescreened for malaria infection. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>A total of 392 (92%) PLWHA completed the study. Mean age of the respondents was 33 ± 11.6 years. They were 120 (31%) males and 272 (69%) females. Majority (80%) were married, over 33% completed secondary education while 21% had tertiary education. Most were traders (40%) and artisans (25%). About 60% had Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasitemia at baseline which drastically reduced to 5% at three months with ITN use and malaria prevention education.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Malaria is a major preventable condition among PLWHA. Preventive education and ITN use reduced malaria parasite burden among this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-12-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31532495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Women's impressions of their inpatient birth care as provided by family physicians in the Shizuoka Family Medicine Training Program in Japan. 日本静冈县家庭医学培训项目中家庭医生提供的妇女对住院分娩护理的印象。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2013-05-22 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-12-1
Mariko Yokota, Shinji Tsunawaki, Keiichiro Narumoto, Michael D Fetters
{"title":"Women's impressions of their inpatient birth care as provided by family physicians in the Shizuoka Family Medicine Training Program in Japan.","authors":"Mariko Yokota,&nbsp;Shinji Tsunawaki,&nbsp;Keiichiro Narumoto,&nbsp;Michael D Fetters","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-12-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-12-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Even though Japan faces serious challenges in women's health care such as a rapidly aging population, attrition of obstetrical providers, and a harsh legal climate, few family medicine residency training programs in Japan include training in obstetrics, and the literature lacks research on women's views of intra-partum pregnancy care by family physicians.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>In this exploratory study, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with five women who received their admission, intrapartum, delivery and discharge care from family medicine residents in the obstetrics ward of a community training hospital. Four women had vaginal births, and one had a Cesarean section. Three were primiparous, and two multiparous. Their ages ranged from 22-33. They found value in family physician medical knowledge and easy communication style, though despite explanation, some had trouble understanding the family physician's scope of work. These women identified negative aspects of the hospital environment, and wanted more anticipatory guidance about what to expect physically after birth, but were enthusiastic about seeing a family doctor after discharge.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results demonstrate the feasibility of family medicine residents providing inpatient birth care in a community hospital, and that patients are receptive to family physicians providing that care as well after discharge. Women's primary concerns relate mostly to hospital environment issues, and better understanding the care family physicians provide. This illustrates-areas for family physicians to work for improvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-12-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31541919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Prevalence of insomnia and its impact on daily function amongst Malaysian primary care patients. 马来西亚初级保健患者的失眠症患病率及其对日常功能的影响。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2012-11-27 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-9
Abu-Hassan Zailinawati, Danielle Mazza, Cheong Lieng Teng
{"title":"Prevalence of insomnia and its impact on daily function amongst Malaysian primary care patients.","authors":"Abu-Hassan Zailinawati, Danielle Mazza, Cheong Lieng Teng","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-11-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1447-056X-11-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Unlabelled: </strong></p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Insomnia is a common public health problem and the prevalence and impact of insomnia in primary care attendees is not well documented in the Asian population.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the prevalence of self-reported insomnia symptoms amongst adult primary care attendees and the association with socio-demographic factors; to ascertain the impact of insomnia on daily functioning and to describe the psychological profile of patients with insomnia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional survey, 2049 adult patients (≥18 year old) attending seven primary care clinics in Peninsular Malaysia, completed the questionnaire asking about symptoms of insomnia (defined according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders and DSM IV criteria) daytime impairment and psychological symptoms (assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The response rate was 86.2%. A total of 60% reported insomnia symptoms, 38.9% had frequent insomnia symptoms (>3 times per week), 30.7% had chronic insomnia without daytime consequences and 28.6% had chronic insomnia with daytime dysfunction. Indian ethnicity (OR 1.79; 95%CI, 1.28-2.49), age ≥ 50 or older (OR 1.82; 95%CI, 1.10-3.01), anxiety symptoms (OR 1.65; 95%CI, 1.21-2.22) and depression symptoms (OR 1.65; 95%CI, 1.21-2.26) were risk factors for chronic insomnia with daytime dysfunction. Amongst those with chronic insomnia with daytime dysfunction, 47.8% had anxiety symptoms (OR, 2.01; 95%CI, 1.57-2.59) and 36.5% had depression symptoms (OR, 2.74; 95%CI, 2.04-3.68) based on HADs score. They also had tendency to doze off while driving and to be involved in road traffic accidents.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A third of primary care attendees have insomnia symptoms and chronic insomnia, associated with significant daytime dysfunction and psychological morbidity. By identifying those at risk of having chronic insomnia, appropriate interventions can be commenced.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541070/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31077428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Primary care in the Asia-Pacific region: challenges and solutions. 亚太地区的初级保健:挑战和解决办法。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2012-10-05 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-8
Richard Hays, Lam Tai Pong, Zorayda Leopando
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引用次数: 7
Self-medication behaviors among Japanese consumers: sex, age, and SES differences and caregivers' attitudes toward their children's health management. 日本消费者自我药疗行为:性别、年龄、社会经济地位差异及照顾者对子女健康管理的态度
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2012-09-11 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-7
Ikuko Aoyama, Shinichi Koyama, Haruo Hibino
{"title":"Self-medication behaviors among Japanese consumers: sex, age, and SES differences and caregivers' attitudes toward their children's health management.","authors":"Ikuko Aoyama,&nbsp;Shinichi Koyama,&nbsp;Haruo Hibino","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-11-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-11-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Unlabelled: </strong></p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Since 2009, when the revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Act was enacted in Japan, self-medication practices have increased. Because the concept of self-medication was recently introduced in Japan, few studies exist on this topic. Therefore, it is necessary to explore how self-medication is practiced. This study examined Japanese consumers' self-medication practices and attitudes toward over-the-counter (OTC) medicines based on their sex, age, and socioeconomic status (SES).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The participants were 403 adults (Mage = 41.1 years, SD = 16.22). A quota sampling method was employed based on age group, and participants completed an online questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants in the 20-29 age group reported medical costs as an obstacle in seeing a doctor; in contrast, transportation was a mitigating factor for elderly people. Regarding SES, people at lower SES levels chose to rest instead of seeing a doctor or purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) medicines when sick. They also placed more value on national brand OTC medicines than private brands (likely due to advertisements). This finding suggests individuals with a low SES do not select OTC medicines based on their effects or ingredients. Regarding attitudes toward OTC medicines, Japanese participants seemed to be unaware of the potential for abuse and side effects associated with OTC medicines. Finally, in relation to caregivers' self-medication practices for their children, the majority of participants reported taking their children to the hospital since children tend to receive free medical care. Furthermore, caregivers with a high educational background are more confident in being able to help manage their children's health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggest that health and medical discrepancies among Japanese consumers pose new social problems. In Japan, universal health care is available, but the cost of receiving medical care is not completely free of charge. Thus, we hope that the government will attempt to meet the various needs of patients and support their well-being. Consumers also have to be more independent and aware of their health management, as self-medication practices will continue to play a more significant role in healthcare. More research is needed to find ways to teach Japanese consumers/patients of both the benefits and risks of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-11-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30892650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 31
General Practitioners' responses to global climate change - lessons from clinical experience and the clinical method. 全科医生对全球气候变化的反应——来自临床经验和临床方法的教训。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2012-08-08 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-6
Grant Blashki, Alan Abelsohn, Robert Woollard, Neil Arya, Margot W Parkes, Paul Kendal, Erica Bell, R Warren Bell
{"title":"General Practitioners' responses to global climate change - lessons from clinical experience and the clinical method.","authors":"Grant Blashki,&nbsp;Alan Abelsohn,&nbsp;Robert Woollard,&nbsp;Neil Arya,&nbsp;Margot W Parkes,&nbsp;Paul Kendal,&nbsp;Erica Bell,&nbsp;R Warren Bell","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-11-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-11-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Climate change is a global public health problem that will require complex thinking if meaningful and effective solutions are to be achieved. In this conceptual paper we argue that GPs have much to bring to the issue of climate change from their wide-ranging clinical experience and from the principles underpinning their clinical methods. This experience and thinking calls forth particular contributions GPs can and should make to debate and action.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We contend that the privileged experience and GP way of thinking can make valuable contributions when applied to climate change solutions. These include a lifetime of experience, reflection and epistemological application to first doing no harm, managing uncertainty, the ability to make necessary decisions while possessing incomplete information, an appreciation of complex adaptive systems, maintenance of homeostasis, vigilance for unintended consequences, and an appreciation of the importance of transdisciplinarity and interprofessionalism.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>General practitioners have a long history of public health advocacy and in the case of climate change may bring a way of approaching complex human problems that could be applied to the dilemmas of climate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-11-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30820307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Perception of picky eating among children in Singapore and its impact on caregivers: a questionnaire survey. 新加坡儿童挑食的认知及其对照顾者的影响:一项问卷调查。
Asia Pacific Family Medicine Pub Date : 2012-07-20 DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-5
Daniel Yt Goh, Anna Jacob
{"title":"Perception of picky eating among children in Singapore and its impact on caregivers: a questionnaire survey.","authors":"Daniel Yt Goh,&nbsp;Anna Jacob","doi":"10.1186/1447-056X-11-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-11-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Picky eating is relatively common among infants and children, often causing anxiety for parents and caregivers. The purpose of this study was to determine the key aspects of picky eating and feeding difficulties among children aged 1 to 10 years in Singapore and the impact on their parents or caregivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this survey, 407 parents or grandparents who are the primary caregivers of children aged 1 to 10 years in Singapore were interviewed via telephone using a structured questionnaire of 36 questions. Respondents were randomly selected from the Singapore Residential Telephone Directory to meet a pre-set interlocked quota of race, sex, and age to represent the population. Quantitative data collected included demographics, body weight and height, respondents' perceptions of the duration of picky eating, the child's eating habits and perceived health status, respondents' attitudes towards picky eating, coping strategies and the impact on family relationships. Bonferroni z-test and t-test were used to indicate significance across groups or demographics, while Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the strength of association between variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One-half of the respondents reported that the child was 'all the time' (25.1%) or sometimes (24.1%) a picky eater. When aided with a list of typical behaviours, the respondent-reported prevalence of picky eating or feeding difficulties occurring 'all the time' increased to 49.6%. The highest number of respondents first noticed the child's picky eating behaviours or feeding difficulties as early as 1 year (20.0%). Children 3 to 10 years [p = 0.022], children of professional respondents (p = 0.019), and children with a family history of picky eating (p = 0.03) were significantly more likely to be picky eaters. Overall, all 'picky eating' and all 'feeding difficulty' behaviours occurring 'all the time' were significantly associated with caregiver stress when feeding (p = 0.000026 and p = 0.000055, respectively) and with a negative impact on family relationships (p = 0.011 and p = 0.00000012, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The perceived prevalence and duration of picky eating behaviours and feeding difficulties are high. The impact on the respondent and family relationships appears to be significant in Singapore. Parental concerns about picky eating should be adequately assessed and managed in routine clinic consultations.</p>","PeriodicalId":39050,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Family Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1447-056X-11-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30778138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 87
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