{
  "abstract": "Objectives To assess the mother’s perceived vulnerability and related factors for their young children with eating disorders.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted over a twelve-month period starting April 1, 2023, at Ankara University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Division. Children aged 0–60 months with ‘undereating disorder’ diagnosis according to the DC:0–5 Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders Criteria in their first admission. The Expanded Guide for Monitoring Child Development, the Child Vulnerability Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used.Results Of 716 children aged 0–60 months in the study period; the sample consisted of 62 (8.7% of the recruited sample) children with a median age of 19.5 (4.0–60.0) months (53.2% boys). Twenty-three (37.1%) had developmental delay. Twenty-one mothers (33.9%) perceived their children as ‘vulnerable’ (score ≥10). In the multivariable logistic regression model, maternal feelings of depression (OR=22.94, 95% CI:3.22–163.02, p=0.002) (the strongest contribution, Cohen’s f 2 = 0.375), an increase in the number of siblings (OR=3.94, 95% CI:1.54–10.05, p=0.004), and an increase in the state anxiety score (OR=1.11, 95% CI:1.01–1.21, p=0.032) (Nagelkerke R2=0.464) were independent factors associated with maternal perception of child vulnerability.Conclusions Perception of vulnerability is common and should be addressed through a strength-based, holistic approach to children with eating disorders and their families.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Developmental Pediatrics Division, Ankara, Turkey"
      ],
      "name": "Zeliha Yanginlar Brohi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Developmental Pediatrics Division, Ankara, Turkey"
      ],
      "name": "Ezgi Ozalp Akin"
    }
  ],
  "title": "133 Perception of vulnerability among mothers of young children with eating disorders from a middle-income country, Turkey",
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}