Abstract
s / Digestive and Liver Disease 47S (2015) e237–e276 e243 via gastrostomy (Group A) and in 30 controls oral feeding with the same severe disabilities. Material and Methods: at baseline we evaluated the symptoms, the therapy and the mean weight for age to Z score (SDS). The quality of life has been studied by a questionnaire based on “Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children (CP-QOL-Child)” validated by the international literature. Results: after 6 months of follow-up the mean values of the questionnaire on the quality of life of patients in group A were significantly higher than those in group B (p<0.002). The mean weight for age Z-score (95% CI) in patients of group A was at the baseline-2.5 (−3.2 and −2.2 extremes) and after 6 months −1.9 (−2.5 and −1.4 extremes) (p<0.002). There was no change from baseline in patients of group B −2.6 (−3.4 and −2.3 extremes). Conclusion: our results do suggest several benefits associated with the intervention. Weight for age increased to a clinically significant degree over the study period. Parents felt that the intervention had a positive impact on their child’s health and in particular on feeding and ease of administration of medications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2015.07.063
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