This single subject study tested the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime qualify for children with developmental disabilities.
This study used a single subject design to test the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime quality for children with developmental disabilities. Baseline data was collected during the time that participants spent on the wait list for treatment. Treatment data was collected each week during treatment session. This protocol produced a significant change in both the number of foods the children in the study ate as well as the parents perception of mealtime quality.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
Systematic desensitization, positive reinforcement and escape extinction at a level of just right challenge.
Change in Food Inventory questionnaire
Parents marked the foods that their child ate over the past week every week for up to 45 weeks
Time frame: Every week for up to 45 weeks
Change in About Your Child's Eating questionnaire
A measure of parent perception of mealtime qualify
Time frame: Up to 45 weeks between pre and post test measures.
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