Publications Related to Child Behavior and Nutrition Research
Cystic Fibrosis Assessment
Piazza-Waggonner, C., Driscoll, K.A. Gilman, D.K., & Powers, S.W. (In press). A comparison using parent report and direct observation of mealtime behaviors in young children with cystic fibrosis: Implications for practical and empirically-based behavioral assessment in routine clinical care. Children's Health Care.
Powers, SW, Jones, J, Ferguson, K, Piazza-Waggoner, C, Daines, C, & Acton, J. (2005). Randomized clinical trial of behavioral and nutrition treatment to improve energy intake and growth in toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis. Pediatrics, 116, 1422-1450.
Powers SW, Mitchell MJ, Patton SR, Byars KC, Jelalian E, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF, & Stark LJ. Child behavior and parent management strategies at mealtimes in infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2005; 4:175-182.
Stark LJ, Opipari LC, Jelalian E, Powers SW, Janicke DM, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF. Child behavior and parent management strategies at mealtimes in families with a school-age child with cystic fibrosis. Health Psychology. 2005 May; 24(3):274-280.
Powers SW, Patton SR, Henry R, Heidemann M, Stark LJ. A tool to individualize nutritional care for children with cystic fibrosis: reliability, validity, and utility of the cf individualized nutritional assessment of kids eating (CF INTAKE). Children's Health Care. 2005; 34(2): 113-131.
Stark LJ, Opipari LC, Jelalian E, Powers SW, Janicke DM, Mulvihill MM, Hovell MF. Child behavior and parent management strategies at mealtimes in families with a school-age child with cystic fibrosis. Health Psychology. 2005 May; 24(3):274-280.
Powers SW, Patton SR, Rajan S. A comparison of food group variety in toddlers with and without cystic fibrosis. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2004 Dec; 17(6):523-527.
Mitchell MJ, Powers SW, Byars KC, Dickstein S, Stark LJ. Family functioning in young children with cystic fibrosis: observations of interactions at mealtime. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2004; 25:335-346.
Selected Abstracts
Powers SW, Sullivan S, & Crawford M. We do not need to use gastrostomy tubes to improve outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2007 Oct; (Suppl 30, 115-117) Abstracted.
Sullivan SM, Powers SW, Bryan YF, & Brody AS. Initial experience using general anesthesia for preschool children undergoing high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2007 Oct; (Suppl 30, 342) Abstracted.
Powers, S.W., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Jones, J., Daines, C., & Acton, J. Impact of behavioral and nutrition treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with CF on energy intake and growth maintains for 12 and 18 months. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2005; Oct (Suppl 28) Abstracted.
Powers, S.W., Piazza-Waggoner, C., Jones, J., Daines, C., & Acton, J. Demonstrating the process of change in energy intake produced by a behavioral and nutrition treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2005; Oct (Suppl 28) Abstracted.
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Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Piazza-Waggoner C, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton JD, Powers, SW. Case Study: providing evidence-based behavioral and nutrition treatment to a toddler with cystic fibrosis and multiple food allergies via telehealth. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2006 Oct; 41 (10):1001-4.
Powers SW, Piazza-Waggoner C, Jones JS, Ferguson KS, Daines C, Acton JD. Examining Clinical Trial Results with Single-Subject Analysis: An Example Involving Behavioral and Nutritional Treatment for Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2006 Jul; 31(6):574-81.
Powers SW, Jones J, Ferguson K, Piazza-Waggoner C, Daines C, & Acton J. Randomized clinical trial of behavioral and nutrition treatment to improve energy intake and growth in toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis. Pediatrics. 2005; 116:1422-1450.
Stark LJ, Powers SW. Behavioral Aspects of Nutrition in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Current Pulmonary Medicine. 2005 Nov; 11(6):539-42.
Powers SW, Jones J, Ferguson K, Heidemann M, Henry R, Piazza-Waggoner C, Daines C, Acton J. Behavioral treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with cystic fibrosis produces recommended energy intake and normal rates of growth. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2004 Oct; (Suppl 27): 341. Abstract 433.
Powers SW, Jones J, Ferguson K, Henry R, Heidemann M, Patton S, Piazza-Waggoner C, Daines C, Acton J. Overcoming barriers to evidence-based nutrition treatment for preschoolers such as distance from the cystic fibrosis center and multiple food allergies. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2004; Oct(Suppl 27): 361. Abstract 488.
Powers SW, Byars KC, Mitchell MJ, Patton SR, Schindler T, Zeller MH. A randomized pilot study of behavioral treatment to increase calorie intake in toddlers with cystic fibrosis. Children's Health Care. 2003; 32:297-311.
Powers SW, Jones JS, Patton SR, Janicke DM. Update on nutritional recommendations for children with cystic fibrosis. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2003; 29:44-50.
Heidemann ML, Henry R, Patton SR, Powers SW. Psychosocial aspects of nutrition in children with cystic fibrosis: Care for the patient and family. Building Block for Life (Newsletter of the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association). 2002; 26:10-14.
Stark LJ, Mulvihill MM, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Keating K, Creveling S, Burns-Collins B, Harwood I, Passero MA, Light M, Miller DA, Hovell MF. Behavioral intervention to improve calorie intake of children with cystic fibrosis: Treatment vs. wait-list control. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 1996; 22:240-253.
Stark LJ, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Rape R, Miller DL. Modifying problematic mealtime interactions of children with cystic fibrosis and their parents via behavioral parent training. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1994; 19:751-768.
Stark LJ, Knapp L, Bowen AM, Powers SW, Jelalian E, Evans S, Passero MA, Mulvihill MM, Hovell M. Increasing calorie consumption in children with cystic fibrosis: Replication with two-year follow-up. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 1993; 26:435-450.
Powers, SW, Piazza-Waggoner, C, Jones, J, Ferguson, K, Daines, C, & Acton, J. Examining clinical trial results with single subject analysis: An example involving behavioral and nutritional treatment for young children with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. In press.
Diabetes Assessment
Patton, S.R., Dolan, L.M., & Powers, S.W. (2007). Dietary adherence and associated glycemic control in families of young children with type 1 diabetes. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,107, 46-52.
Patton, S.R., Dolan, L.M., Henry, B.S., & Powers, S.W. (2007). Parental fear of hypoglycemia: Young children treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. Pediatric Diabetes, 8, 362-368.
Piazza-Waggonner, C., Modi, A.C., Powers, S.W., Williams, L.B., Dolan, L.M., & Patton, S.R. (In press). Observational assessment of family functioning in families with children who have type 1 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Jain A, Sherman SN, Chamberlin LA, Whitaker RW. Mothers misunderstand questions on a feeding questionnaire. Appetite. 2004 Jun; 42 (3) 249-254.
Patton SR, Dolan L, Mitchell M, Byars K, Standiford D, Powers SW. Mealtime interactions in families of preschoolers with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes. 2004 Dec; 5(4):190-8
Patton S, Dolan L, Henry R, Powers SW. Documenting fear of hypoglycemia in parents of young children with type 1 diabetes. Poster presented at: National Conference on Child Health Psychology; April 2004; Charleston, SC.
Selected Abstracts
Patton SR, Williams LB, Somers MM, Elder SJ, Crawford MJ, Dolan LM, & Powers SW. Continuous glucose monitoring system in young children with type 1 diabetes. Platform presentation at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Cincinnati, OH. 2007; April.
Patton, S.R., Dolan, L., & Powers, S.W. Parents who report mealtime behavior problems have children with poorer dietary adherence and blood sugar control. Poster presented at the American Diabetes Association Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2005; June. Abstracted.
Patton, S.R., Dolan, L., & Powers, S.W. Fear of hypoglycemia in parents of young children with type 1 diabetes on pump therapy. Poster presented at the American Diabetes Association Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2005; June. Abstracted.
Diabetes Research
Patton SR, Dolan LM, Powers SW. Parent report of mealtime behaviors in young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Implications for better assessment of dietary adherence problems in the clinic. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2006 Jun; 27(3):202-8.
Patton SR, Dolan LM, Powers SW. Mealtime Interactions relate to Dietary Adherence and Glycemic Control in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006 May; 29(5): 1002-6.
Selected Posters
Obesity
van Schaick, K., Carpenter, G., Chamberlin, L.A., Sherman, S., Baughcum, A. , & Powers, S.W. Use of factor analysis to examine parent report of feeding practices in families of low-income African American preschoolers at risk for obesity. Poster presented at the Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health, Columbus, OH. 2005; April. Abstracted.
Chamberlin, L.A., van Schaick, K., Sherman, S., & Powers, S.W. Measuring feeding practices among low-income African American preschoolers and their care givers. Paper presented in the symposium entitled "The development of attitudes and behaviors about food, eating, and weight – a focus on young children" (Chair: Dara Musher-Eizenman, PhD) at the Society of Research in Child Development annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2005; April.
Jain A, Sherman SN, Chamberlin LA, Whitaker RW. Mothers misunderstand questions on a feeding questionnaire. Appetite. 2004 Jun; 42 (3) 249-254.
Powers SW, Chamberlin LA, van Schaick KB, Shermen SN, Whitaker RC. Maternal Feeding Strategies, Child Eating Behaviors, and Child BMI in Low-Income African- American Preschoolers. Obesity, 2006 Nov; 38 (11):2035.
Whitaker RC, Sherman SN, Chamberlin LA, Powers SW. Altering the perceptions of WIC health professionals about childhood obesity using video with facilitated group discussion. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2004; 104:379-386.
"Beyond Nutrition Counseling: Reframing the Battle Against Obesity." Producers: Smith R, Lunner S, Video Action Fund, Washington, DC. Research and development consultants: Whitaker RC, Powers SW, Sherman SN, Chamberlin LA, Jain A, Carter Y, and Baughcum AE. Copyright: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000. (Winner of a 2001 Bronze Telly Award). For more information about how to obtain a copy of this video please go to: www.cincinnatichildrens.org/fitwic
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