Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy, to analyze the relevant influencing factors, and to explore the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-designed questionnaire to investigate the rehabilitation of 2-5 year old children with cerebral palsy from April 2016 to February 2017 at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. Chinese version of PedsQL
TM4.0 universal core scale was used to assess the quality of life, and anthropometric measurements was used to assess their nutritional status. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting the nutrition of children with cerebral palsy and to compare the differences in quality of life among children with different nutritional status.
Results A total of 219 effective questionnaires were completed. The low weight, growth retardation, emaciation and the overweight or obesity incidence rates of the children with cerebral palsy were 31.5%, 39.7%, 21.9%, 8%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that GMFCS grade
OR=2.61, 95% (1.324, 3.209), dysphagia
OR=3.047, 95% (1.408, 6.593), supplementation supplement (June to 1 year old)
OR=0.588, 95% (0.309, 0.862) were the main factors affecting the nutritional status. The differences were significant (
P< 0.05). The overall quality of life, physiological function and social function of children with malnutrition were lower than those with normal nutrition, and the difference was statistically significant (
P< 0.01).
Conclusion Malnutrition had a higher incidence in children with cerebral palsy. Dysphagia and GMFCS grading level were the risk factors for malnutrition. The quality of life in children with cerebral palsy is not optimistic. the malnutrition children with cerebral palsy have lower quality of life than those with good nutrition. Attention should be paid to the nutritional intervention of children with cerebral palsy in clinical work.