Primary care providers' perspectives on initiating childhood obesity conversations: a qualitative study.
Derek E HerschMarc James A UySamantha M NgawKatie A LothPublished in: Family practice (2021)
Overall, PCPs were more comfortable with weight-related discussions during annual well-child visits and rarely initiated them during an acute visit or the first encounter with a patient. Objective measures, such as growth charts, were often utilized to start discussions. Considering a large proportion of well-child visits are missed, alternative opportunities to have discussions about healthy lifestyle behaviours should be explored. The integral role PCPs play in paediatric obesity warrants further research.
Keyphrases
- advance care planning
- weight loss
- primary care
- metabolic syndrome
- mental health
- weight gain
- physical activity
- liver failure
- intensive care unit
- insulin resistance
- emergency department
- body mass index
- drug induced
- type diabetes
- case report
- cardiovascular disease
- respiratory failure
- high fat diet induced
- adipose tissue
- body weight