'She's not obese, she's a normal 5-year-old and she keeps up with the other kids': families' reasons for not attending a family-based obesity management programme.
Rachel PoveyL J CowapK ScholtensM J ForshawPublished in: Perspectives in public health (2019)
This study identified a number of potential reasons behind why families may decline to engage with a childhood obesity programme in a deprived area. Across all families, if the programme was perceived as not needed, they would disengage. For those who did not engage at all, the initial communication of the child's body mass index (BMI) is crucial. Recommendations include taking a more personal and tailored approach for the initial communication and shifting the focus of the programmes onto healthier lifestyles.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- weight gain
- study protocol
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- mental health
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- social support
- adipose tissue
- depressive symptoms
- randomized controlled trial
- bariatric surgery
- smoking cessation
- high fat diet induced
- skeletal muscle
- obese patients
- risk assessment