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

Katherine E Darling Elizabeth 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