Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Sensory Eating Problems Scale

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Sensory Eating Problems Scale (VERSION)

The aim of this study was to adapt to the Sensory Eating Problems Scale to Turkish. Within the scope of the study, firstly the Turkish version of the scale will be developed and then its reliability and validity will be examined.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Feeding and Eating Disorders

Detailed Description

The etiology of childhood feeding problems is often complex and likely due to multiple factors, such as biological issues, oral motor deficits, and environmental contingencies. Sensory processing, or the ability to receive, integrate, and process sensory input, such as visual, olfactory, or gustatory information, has also been speculated to influence eating. A growing literature has examined the association between sensory processing and eating behavior in several populations of children.

While child feeding problems have been found to be associated with withsensory processing problems, clinicians could benefit from more specifics about the types of oral sensory problems most associated with feeding problems. For example, the Oral Sensory Processing subscale of the Sensory Profile includes a collection of sensory problems associated with feeding difficulties such as gagging easily to food or utensils in the mouth, rejecting certain food tastes or smells, accepting limited food textures, biting the tongue or lips , but without documentation that identifies the separate dimensions of oral sensitivity problems relevant to children's feeding problems. Further, along theOral Sensory Processing Subscale of the SP, a particular oral sensory problems, such as sensitivity to texture, may be measured by only one or two items.

Sensory Eating Problems Scale is a newly developed scale and can measure specific oral sensory problems in children. SEPS can also provide a more detailed assessment of sensory eating behavior than provided in previous studies by developing the Sensory Eating Problems Scale (SEPS) to identify specific dimensions of oral sensitivity children show during feeding. However; there is no short, easy to use and easy to understand sensory eating problems scale with the Turkish version.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 110

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06500
    • Gazi University, Faculty of Health and Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 6 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children with 2-6 years and have eating problems that included failure to gain weight, dependence on tube feeding or oral supplements, difficulties with texture or learning to chew, limited diet variety, and mealtime behavior problems.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The children had been referred to the clinics for eating problems that included failure to gain weight, dependence on tube feeding or oral supplements, difficulties with texture or learning to chew, limited diet variety, and mealtime behavior problems.

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sensory Eating Problems Scale	The 22-item scale developed in the present study offers clinicians and researchers a new measure to examine more specific sensory eating problems than other sensory profiles.	2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale	The scale is a widely used parent-report measure of meal time and feeding behavior. It consists of 35 items; the first 25 of which focus on child behavior and the last 10 of which provide an index of parental feelings about, and strategies for, addressing mealtime and feeding problems.	2 weeks
Caregiver reported Feeding/Swallowing Impact Survey	The survey was designed to evaluate caregivers' various responses to questions about quality of life related to activities of daily living, feeding, and generalized worry with 6 items in each category.	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gazi University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Müşerrefe N Keleş, PhD, Gazi University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): June 14, 2019
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): August 5, 2020
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 14, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): June 17, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 15, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 14, 2021
• Last Verified: October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Sensory Feeding Problems
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 19882019

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No