Mosli Rana H, Barahim Alaa, Zahed Lina A, Ishaq Sara A, Al-Eryani Fatimah M, Alharbi Warda A, Kutbi Hebah A, Saleemani Haneen
Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Front Nutr. 2022 Apr 25;9:828557. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.828557. eCollection 2022.
To examine changes in maternal feeding behaviors (MFB) and maternal feeding stress (MFS) among mothers of preschoolers in Saudi Arabia before and during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
This is a prospective cohort study including 64 mothers of preschoolers who were drawn from a sample of a 2019 study. Study questionnaire was completed during November-December 2020. MFB were assessed using the Child Feeding Questionnaire-Arabic (CFQ-A) and MFS was assessed using the MFS-mealtimes index and the MFS-maternal resentment/difficult child index. Paired samples -tests were used to examine changes in MFB and MFS.
Mothers have reported an increase in perceived responsibility ( = 4.09, SD = 0.87 vs. = 4.33, SD = 0.59, -value < 0.05) and monitoring ( = 4.23, SD = 0.73 vs. = 4.48, SD = 0.66, -value < 0.05) during the pandemic period compared to the period prior to the pandemic. Mothers have reported a decrease in use of food as a reward (M = 4.11, SD = 0.87 vs. = 2.30, SD = 0.88, -value 0.001) and concern about child's diet ( = 3.34, SD = 1.12 vs. = 2.55, SD = 1.04, -value 0.001). There was an increase in MFS-maternal resentment/difficult child ( = 2.47, SD = 0.68 vs. = 2.71, SD = 0.72, -value < 0.01).
Findings can help inform future research aiming to measure the long-term effects of the pandemic on child outcomes.
研究沙特阿拉伯学龄前儿童母亲在新型冠状病毒大流行之前及期间，其喂养行为（MFB）和喂养压力（MFS）的变化。
这是一项前瞻性队列研究，研究对象为64名学龄前儿童的母亲，她们来自2019年一项研究的样本。研究问卷于2020年11月至12月期间完成。使用《儿童喂养问卷 - 阿拉伯语版》（CFQ - A）评估MFB，使用MFS - 用餐时间指数和MFS - 母亲怨恨/难养儿童指数评估MFS。采用配对样本t检验来研究MFB和MFS的变化。
与大流行之前相比，母亲们报告在大流行期间，感知到的责任增加（均值 = 4.09，标准差 = 0.87 对比 均值 = 4.33，标准差 = 0.59，p值 < 0.05）以及监督增加（均值 = 4.23，标准差 = 0.73 对比 均值 = 4.48，标准差 = 0.66，p值 < 0.05）。母亲们报告将食物作为奖励的行为减少（均值 = 4.11，标准差 = 0.87 对比 均值 = 2.30，标准差 = 0.88，p值 0.001）以及对孩子饮食的关注减少（均值 = 3.34，标准差 = 1.12 对比 均值 = 2.55，标准差 = 1.04，p值0.001）。MFS - 母亲怨恨/难养儿童指数增加（均值 = 2.47，标准差 = 0.68 对比 均值 = 2.71，标准差 = 0.72，p值 < 0.01）。
研究结果有助于为未来旨在衡量大流行对儿童结局长期影响的研究提供参考。
