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Development of feeding information for infants with CHD

Development of feeding information for infants with CHD
Development of feeding information for infants with CHD
Introduction:
Infants with CHD often experience growth failure. Ensuring optimal growth before surgery is associated with improved outcomes and has emerged as a significant cause of parental stress. Parents have reported a perceived lack of accessible feeding information for infants with CHD. To address this gap, the aim of this study was to develop feeding information to better support parents.

Materials and methods:
A search for existing material on six electronic databases and an internet search for unpublished (grey) literature on feeding information for infants with CHD were carried out. Following the development of feeding information, semi-structured interview(s) with parents/health-care professionals were completed, focusing on whether the information was easy to understand, relevant, provided sufficient information around feeding/feeding difficulties, and whether there were any information gaps. Iterative changes were made to the information following each interview. The process was completed until thematic saturation was achieved.

Results:
A total of 23 unique articles were identified of which 5 studies were included. From the grey literature, four web pages were reviewed. A total of 22 parents and 25 health-care professionals were interviewed. All parents/health-care professionals felt that the feeding information developed provided sufficient information; however, many wanted information on how to introduce complementary food, particularly if weaning was delayed.

Conclusions:
This study describes the development of feeding information for infants with CHD. From parent interviews, gaps identified focused on the introduction of complementary foods and uncertainty regarding the feeding journey beyond surgery.
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Johnson, Mark J.
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Davies, Natalie J.
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Kidd, Catherine
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Richens, Trevor
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Davies, Natalie J.
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Richens, Trevor
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Marino, Luise V., Johnson, Mark J., Davies, Natalie J., Kidd, Catherine, Richens, Trevor, Bharucha, Tara and Darlington, Anne-sophie (2019) Development of feeding information for infants with CHD. Cardiology in the Young, 29 (09), 1165-1171. (doi:10.1017/S1047951119001665).

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Abstract

Introduction:
Infants with CHD often experience growth failure. Ensuring optimal growth before surgery is associated with improved outcomes and has emerged as a significant cause of parental stress. Parents have reported a perceived lack of accessible feeding information for infants with CHD. To address this gap, the aim of this study was to develop feeding information to better support parents.

Materials and methods:
A search for existing material on six electronic databases and an internet search for unpublished (grey) literature on feeding information for infants with CHD were carried out. Following the development of feeding information, semi-structured interview(s) with parents/health-care professionals were completed, focusing on whether the information was easy to understand, relevant, provided sufficient information around feeding/feeding difficulties, and whether there were any information gaps. Iterative changes were made to the information following each interview. The process was completed until thematic saturation was achieved.

Results:
A total of 23 unique articles were identified of which 5 studies were included. From the grey literature, four web pages were reviewed. A total of 22 parents and 25 health-care professionals were interviewed. All parents/health-care professionals felt that the feeding information developed provided sufficient information; however, many wanted information on how to introduce complementary food, particularly if weaning was delayed.

Conclusions:
This study describes the development of feeding information for infants with CHD. From parent interviews, gaps identified focused on the introduction of complementary foods and uncertainty regarding the feeding journey beyond surgery.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 June 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 5 August 2019
Published date: 1 September 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 434528
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434528
ISSN: 1047-9511
PURE UUID: f09e7fa4-5fab-47a4-8097-62189015d8a7
ORCID for Mark J. Johnson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-9912

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Date deposited: 27 Sep 2019 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:36

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Author: Luise V. Marino
Author: Mark J. Johnson ORCID iD
Author: Natalie J. Davies
Author: Catherine Kidd
Author: Trevor Richens
Author: Tara Bharucha

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