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http://dx.doi.org/10.7778/jpkm.2014.28.1.007

A Survey of the Growth State of the Children with Anorexia and the Perception of Their Parents  

Yu, Sun Ae (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University)
Lee, Seung Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University)
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The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine / v.28, no.1, 2014 , pp. 7-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives Many parents are stressed from their children with anorexia, so this study was planned to investigate the growth state of the children with anorexia and the main concerns of their parents. Methods We searched some medical documents regarding 21 children with anorexia and performed questionnaires on their parents. Results 21 children (male 14, female 7) were studied, the average age of children was $53.62{\pm}20.46$ months, the average height was $102.93{\pm}12.36cm$, the average weight was $16.37{\pm}1.31kg$, the average BMI was $15.26{\pm}1.31$. 16(76.10%) parents have experienced stress regarding their children's slow weight increase. There was no relationship between BMI of the children and the degree of stress of their parents. The parents tend to scold or to give nutrition supplement to their children to solve the anorexia. Many of the parents considered their children has anorexia just by looking at the children's attitude towards to the meals or when children had food whatever it given only. Conclusions The children with anorexia were mostly developed poorly. However, the parents who had children were developing nicely were also stressed because of their children's picky eating behavior and the difficults in coaching their children food.
Keywords
Anorexia; Children; Growth;
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