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ERIC Number: EJ1229890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Modified-Bolus Placement as a Therapeutic Tool in the Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Analysis from a Retrospective Chart Review
Volkert, Valerie M.; Sharp, William G.; Clark, Michele Cole; Ormand, Hailey; Rubio, Emily Kate; McCracken, Courtney; Bryan, Leah
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v62 n9 p3123-3134 Sep 2019
Purpose: Recognizing the need to advance the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, an emerging area of inquiry focuses on therapeutic techniques that address expulsion and packing possibly associated with oral-motor dysfunction. In the current study, we documented the use of modified-bolus placement in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders at an intensive, multidisciplinary day-treatment center over a 26-month period. Method: The retrospective observational cohort study involved patients admitted for the assessment and treatment of chronic food refusal from August 2013 to October 2015. Results: Patients (n = 23) who received modified bolus placement displayed moderate-to-severe oral-motor deficits. Use of modified-bolus placement was associated with reduced expulsion and packing of bites during meals, and treatment gains coincided with a threefold increase in grams consumed per meal. Conclusion: Results provide additional support for the potential therapeutic benefits of enhancing bolus placement onto the tongue as a means to improve mealtime performance in children with pediatric feeding disorders when included as an adjunct to more traditional behavioral approaches.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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