Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles
The transition from non-oral to oral feeding in children
Publication Title
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
ISSN
0272-9490
Abstract
In this single-subject study, an evaluation was completed to determine the effect of occupational therapy intervention on the oral intake of3 children who had their nutritional needs met by nonoral methods prior to the administration of an oralfeeding program. Treatment consisted ofa gradual increase offood presentation with the application ofbehavioral management methods and the presentation ofdevelopmentally appropriate play activities. Oral intake was measured dUring baseline and intervention phases to establish the effect of intervention. An analysis indicated an increase in oral intake in the intervention phase in 2 ofthe 3 children. The results, that occupational therapy intervention can increase the oral intake of children in transition from nonoral to oral feeding, might be strengthened through the replication of this study on larger populations.
Volume
45
Issue
5
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Dunbar, Sandee M.; Jarvis, A.; and Breyer, M., "The transition from non-oral to oral feeding in children" (2017). Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles. 82.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_faculty_articles/82
