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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904 Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
& Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10th International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2nd International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
The validation of an instrument to assess parental feeding styles of children in Filipino language
Carmina Niña Salac-Grantoza
University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Philippines
Overweight and obesity are emerging major problems among children today worldwide. Research on parent feeding styles and
practices has begun to provide some clues about the role parents play in the etiology of childhood obesity. Recently, attention has
been directed toward the parental feeding styles. Experts have suggested that gestation to early infancy is a critical period in which
physiologic changes occur that greatly influence a child's later risk for obesity. The objective of the study is to examine validity and
reliability of an instrument translated to Filipino language for characterizing parental feeding practices. Subjects were the parents with
toddlers from the University of Santo Tomas Hospital. A focus group discussion was done. The toddler feeding questionnaire was
translated to Filipino language. A final questionnaire underwent pretesting and Cronbach’s alpha test. Data analysis was done using
Strata SE version 13. Quantitative variables were summarized while qualitative variables were tabulated. Test-retest and Cronbach’s
alpha tests were done. A total of 18 parents participated in the study. About 89% of the toddlers had normal weight according to the
WHO growth standards (weight for length). 2 items (Q18 and Q33) in the final questionnaire had reached significant differences
(p<0.05). The overall internal reliability of the questionnaire was acceptable (alpha=0.82). This instrument was found to be valid with
acceptable reliability and internal consistency.
Biography
Carmina Niña Salac-Grantoza has completed her Degree in Doctor of Medicine at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. She completed her Residency
in Pediatrics at University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila. She is currently a Fellow-in-training of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at University of Santo Tomas
Hospital.
Carmina Niña Salac-Grantoza, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-045