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Ahuja TK, John JT, Olvet DM, Crilly C, Petrizzo MC, Weiner JS, Pawelczak M. Teaching Second-Year Medical Students How to Counsel Pediatric Patients with Unhealthy Body Mass Index. Child Obes 2022. [PMID: 35951010 DOI: 10.1089/chi.2022.0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Obesity affects the health and well-being of children globally. Despite recommendations to routinely screen children for obesity starting at age 6 years, physicians do not consistently address weight or provide effective weight-management counseling. We developed an interactive session for second-year medical students with foundational knowledge and practical communication skills around partnership and discussion of pediatric healthy weight management. Students were administered a pre-/post-Likert survey to self-assess knowledge, comfort, and confidence in counseling patients and caregivers about weight management. Students' related counseling skills were assessed during a standardized patient encounter of a teen with rapid weight gain. The session successfully increased students' self-assessed knowledge, comfort, and confidence, and resulted in successful application of weight management skills in a simulated patient encounter. Utilization of empathy skills requires continued coaching. We propose incorporation of similar sessions into medical school curricula to address the pediatric obesity epidemic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Taranjeet Kalra Ahuja
- Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Science Education, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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Darling KE, Fahrenkamp AJ, Ruzicka E, Levitt M, Broerman L, Sato A. Provider perceptions of pediatric obesity management in clinical practice. CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2018.1471997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Katherine E. Darling
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States
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- Pediatrics, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, United States
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- Pediatrics, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States
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