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ArticleNutrients2022

Embracing the Nutritional Assessment in Cerebral Palsy: A Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals for Daily Practice.

Carolina Pinto, Rute Borrego, Mafalda Eiró-Gomes, Inês Casimiro, Ana Raposo, Teresa Folha, Daniel Virella, Ana Catarina Moreira

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The evolution of nutrition management in children with severe neurological impairment with a focus on cerebral palsy.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carolina PintoEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (ESTeSL-IPL), 1990-096 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3692-9965
Rute BorregoEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (ESTeSL-IPL), 1990-096 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2305-5560
Mafalda Eiró-GomesEscola Superior de Comunicação Social-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, 1549-014 Lisboa, Portugal.
Inês CasimiroEscola Superior de Comunicação Social-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, 1549-014 Lisboa, Portugal.
Ana RaposoEscola Superior de Comunicação Social-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, 1549-014 Lisboa, Portugal.
Teresa FolhaDepartamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), 1600-609 Lisboa, Portugal.
Daniel VirellaDepartamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), 1600-609 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5952-5632
Ana Catarina MoreiraEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa-Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (ESTeSL-IPL), 1990-096 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7031-6738
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa · PTSociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa IPL /2020 / PIN-PC_ESTeSL
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNutritional status assessment (NSA) can be challenging in children with cerebral palsy (CP). There are high omission rates in national surveillance reports of weight and height information. Alternative methods are used to assess nutritional status that may be unknown to the healthcare professionals (HCP) who report these children. Caregivers experience challenges when dealing with feeding problems (FP) common in CP. Our aim was to assess the difficulties in NSA which are causing this underreport and to create solutions for registers and caregivers.

methodsAn online questionnaire was created for registers. Three meetings with HCP and caregivers were held to discuss problems and solutions regarding NSA and intervention.

resultsHCP mentioned difficulty in NSA due to a lack of time, collaboration with others, equipment, and childrens' motor impairment. Caregivers experienced difficulty in preparing nutritious meals with adapted textures. The creation of educational tools and other strategies were suggested. A toolkit for HCP was created with the weight and height assessment methods described and other for caregivers to deal with common FP.

conclusionsThere are several difficulties experienced by HCP that might be overcome with educational tools, such as a toolkit. This will facilitate nutritional assessment and intervention and hopefully reduce underreporting.

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Cerebral PalsyNutrition AssessmentCaregiversChildDelivery of Health CareHumansNutritional Statusanthropometric measurescerebral palsychildneurologysurveillance programunderreported data

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PMID35334837
PMCPMC8950259
OpenAlexW4220834609

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