PMID: 9534674Apr 16, 1998Paper

New chart to evaluate weight faltering

Archives of Disease in Childhood
C WrightD Croft

Abstract

A new chart was designed to aid accurate identification of weight faltering and failure to thrive. It provides guidance on the lower limits of expected weight gain for children, whatever their initial centile position. The chart's theoretical basis, the process of its construction, and its evaluation are described in this paper. Evaluation was by a self completion questionnaire, where respondents answered questions about a range of standardised growth patterns, plotted on old and new charts. Forty five health visitors, 28 general practitioner principals and registrars, and nine community paediatricians provided 328 chart ratings. These showed that the new format significantly increased the proportion of correctly rated charts (old: 45 (28%); new: 82 (51%)), with the greatest impact in severe cases. This suggests that the new chart improves the precision of judgments made about weight gain in infancy.

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Nov 8, 2003·Journal of Theoretical Biology·Tracey H JoffePeter C Hindmarsh
Jun 14, 2013·Journal of Tropical Pediatrics·Antonina N Mutoro, Charlotte M Wright
May 28, 2002·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Mambwe Kasese-HaraRobert Drewett
Jul 1, 2004·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Kathryn N ParkinsonRobert F Drewett
Feb 1, 2007·Archives of Disease in Childhood·N J Spencer
Jan 12, 2000·Archives of Disease in Childhood·C M Wright
May 9, 2000·Archives of Disease in Childhood·P Raynor, M C Rudolf
Dec 5, 2006·Journal of Perinatal Medicine·Prakesh S ShahPauline B Darling
Sep 10, 2003·Annals of Human Biology·J Argyle
Feb 26, 2004·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Robert DrewettUNKNOWN ALSPAC Study Team
Dec 28, 2016·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Ifeyinwa O EzeoforCharlotte M Wright
May 29, 2000·The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society·C WrightG Moore

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