ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2019
Health related quality of life of infants and children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.
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- Physical health complications in children and young people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Pooled it
- What do we know about the epidemiology of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents? A systematic review of the literature.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Pooled it
- Patient-reported outcome measures used to improve youth mental health services: a systematic review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Pooled it
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- Potential use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating pediatric avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case report.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Do children with a Noonan syndrome-like RASopathy and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder benefit from behavioral therapy?European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of the nine-item avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder screen (NIAS) in Turkish adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Self-reported health related quality of life in children and adolescents with an eating disorder.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The Sensory Profiles, Eating Behaviors, and Quality of Life of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2024Article
- Birth-related, medical, and diagnostic characteristics in younger versus older children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Eating Disorders and Diabetes: Facing the Dual Challenge.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Prevalence and Characterization of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in a Pediatric Population.JAACAP open · 2023Article
- The prevalence and burden of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in a general adolescent population.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Current evidence for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: Implications for clinical practice and future directions.JCPP advances · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of eating disorders: population, prevalence, disease burden and quality of life informing public policy in Australia-a rapid review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, other eating difficulties and compromised growth in 72 children: background and associated factors.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare health related quality of life (HRQOL) in infants and children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) to healthy and chronically ill controls.
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted in children who meet ARFID criteria at our tertiary care pediatric feeding clinic (September 2014 to July 2016). Before consultation, parents of patients (n = 100) were asked to complete questionnaires to determine HRQOL: the TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life (0-5 years), and "Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory" (6-7 and 8-10 years). HRQOL of ARFID patients was compared to both healthy (0-5 years n = 241; 6-7 years n = 61; 8-10 years n = 192) and chronically ill (0-5 years n = 79; 6-7 years n = 11; 8-10 years n = 26) controls.
resultsThe prevalence of ARFID was 64%. HRQOL of ARFID patients aged 0-5 years (n = 37) was significantly lower on 6/12 scales (appetite, lungs, stomach, motor functioning, positive mood and liveliness) compared to healthy controls (P < .01), and on 4/12 scales (appetite, stomach, motor functioning, and liveliness) compared to chronically ill controls (P < .01). The ARFID patients scored significantly better on the problem behavior scale compared to healthy and chronically ill controls (P < .01). ARFID patients aged 6-7 (n = 9) had significantly lower scores in 3/6 scales (total score, psychosocial health, and school functioning) (P < .01), and aged 8-10 (n = 2) had a significantly lower school functioning scale (P < .01) compared to healthy controls.
conclusionHRQOL of children with ARFID is decreased on multiple scales. The effect on HRQOL should be incorporated in clinical practice, and clinical studies should add HRQOL as an outcome measure.
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