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Intravenous catheterization and the clinical setting do not impact appetite sensations in children (393.4)
Author(s) -
Gheller Brandon,
Montgomery Sarah,
Anini Younes,
Bellissimo Nick,
Hamilton Jill,
Glanville N. Theresa,
Anderson G. Harvey,
Luhovyy Bohdan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.393.4
Subject(s) - appetite , medicine , visual analogue scale , meal , percentile , anesthesia , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics
In the clinical setting children report intravenous procedures as distressing but it is unknown if they affect their appetite sensations. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of setting and venous blood draws on subjective appetite (SA) and physical comfort (PC) in children. Methods: In two separate studies, 9‐14 y children (5th‐85th BMI percentile) consumed a snack of either yogurt or cookies in random order. One study was conducted non‐invasively at a university laboratory (n=23) and another study was conducted at the hospital (n=11) where children had an intravenous catheter inserted for repeated blood draws over 2 h. In both studies, food intake (FI) was measured at an ad libitum meal 120 min after the snack. SA and PC were measured at 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 and 145 min using visual analogue scale questionnaires. Results: There was no difference between settings for the baseline SA and PC scores. There was an effect of time, but not setting, on two hour average appetite (P<0.01). Children had slightly higher PC scores (12%) in the clinical setting (P<0.01) but PC did not correlate with SA scores or FI in any setting. PC scores were high (0‐100 mm scale) in both the clinical setting (82 mm ± 1.8) and university setting (72 mm ± 1.2) indicating a lack of effect of setting and catheterization on appetite sensations. Conclusion: Venous blood draws performed in the clinical setting do not affect subjective appetite sensations following snacks in children. Grant Funding Source : Supported by Dairy Farmers of Canada