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Parent-perceived barriers to child weight management: Measure validation in a clinical sample.

Katherine E DarlingElizabeth B RuzickaAmy J FahrenkampGeoffrey E PuttAmy F Sato
Published in: Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare (2020)
The BCWM is a promising tool to assess parental perceptions of barriers to healthy weight-related behaviors among youth presenting for clinical weight management intervention. Incorporation of this measure into pediatric weight-management appointments may aid in quickly identifying points of intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • body weight
  • primary care
  • depressive symptoms
  • young adults
  • emergency department