Trastornos alimentarios en menores de 5 años y su relación con la funcionalidad familiar: Eating disorders in under 5 years old and their relationship with family functionality

Introduction: Eating disorders under 5 years old may cause development and grow problems. Disorders in family functionality can be associated. Objective: To describe non-organic eating disorders in children under 5 years of age and their association with family functionality in a second-level hospital in Puebla. Methods: It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Children under 5 years old with non-organic eating disorders were included. A questionnaire to study eating disorders (IMFED) and other one to describe family functionality (FACES III) were applied to their parents who previously signed informed consent. Descriptive statistics and Spearman test were used. Results: 105 patients were evaluated, 57 men and 48 women, medium age 3.042, minimum 2, maximum 60, ± 16.68 months old. Children 12-23 months old were more frequent. Parents reported chaotic family adaptability in 45.71%, and 39.04% related cohesion. The most frequent eating disorder was sensorial aversions to food. More than 60% had two or more eating disorders. Family adaptability and eating disorders were correlated in 0.248(p=0.011), and family cohesion and eating disorders 0.87 (p=0.38). Conclusion: Most frequent eating disorders were sensorial aversion to food and infant anorexia. They softly correlate with family adaptability. Children under 5 years old with 2 or more eating disorders are more frequent.Introducción: Los trastornos alimentarios en menores de 5 años pueden causar alteraciones en el desarrollo y crecimiento. Pueden asociarse con trastornos de la funcionalidad familiar. Objetivo: Describir los trastornos de alimentación de tipo no orgánico en menores de 5 años y su asociación con la funcionalidad familiar en un hospital de segundo nivel en Puebla. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo y transversal, en el que se incluyeron niños menores de 5 años con trastornos alimentarios no orgánicos. A los padres que previamente firmaron el consentimiento informado se les aplicó la herramienta IMFED para estudio de los trastornos alimenticios, y FACES III para describir la funcionalidad familiar. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva y coeficiente de Spearman. Resultados: Se evaluaron 105 pacientes de los cuales 57 fueron hombres y 48 mujeres. La edad media fue 30,42 mínimo 2, máximo 60, ± 16,68 meses. El grupo etario predominante fue de 12-23 meses. 45,71% de los padres reportaron adaptabilidad familiar caótica y 39,04% cohesión relacionada. El trastorno de alimentación más frecuente fue aversiones sensoriales al alimento. Más del 60% presentaron dos o más trastornos de alimentación. La correlación entre adaptabilidad familiar y trastornos de alimentación fue 0,248 (p=0.011), y entre cohesión familiar y trastornos de alimentación 0,87 (p=0,38). Conclusión: Los trastornos de alimentación más frecuentes fueron aversión sensorial al alimento y anorexia infantil. Se correlacionan levemente con adaptabilidad familiar. Son más frecuentes en familias con adaptabilidad caótica. Los menores de 5 años con dos o más trastornos alimentarios son los más frecuentes

Cognitive characteristics and quality of life in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent pediatric neurodevelopmental disorder. Studies in Mexico about health-related quality of life (QOL) and cognitive characteristics in these patients are scarce. Objectives: The objective of this study is to describe the relationship between cognitive characteristics and health-related QOL in children with ADHD in Puebla, Mexico. Method: A cross-sectional, analytical study was carried out in a second-level care hospital in Puebla, Mexico. Both genders, from 6 to 12 years old patients with ADHD were included. Those with visual/hearing disabilities and/or severe language delays were excluded. Patients who did not complete the information were eliminated. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV), The Neuropsi and Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Students (as health-related QOL indicator) scales were applied. Spearman test was used; p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results: 104 children were recruited, 71 male (68.26%), medium age was 8.94 years old (SD = 1.83, min = 6, max = 12). Work memory and processing speed (WISC-IV), and memory and attention (Neuropsi) were the most affected domains. Health-related QOL was low at 60%. WISC-IVs intellectual quotient (r = 0.3962, p = 0.000), and Neuropsi’s memory and attention (r = 0.451, p = 0.018) reported a significant moderated correlation with health-related QOL. Conclusion: Attention, memory, and processing speed were the most affected cognitive characteristics in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Health-related QOL resulted low. Intellectual coefficient, as well as memory and attention, reported a significant moderated correlation with health-related QOL