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Wang J, Winkley K, Wei X, Cao Y, Chang YS. The relationships between caregivers' self-reported and visual perception of child weight and their non-responsive feeding practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Appetite 2023; 180:106343. [PMID: 36228780 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impacts of caregivers' perception of child weight on their non-responsive feeding practices are inconclusive. This systematic review aimed to examine their relationships. METHODS A systematic search of five databases was conducted from inception to March 2022, following PRISMA guidelines. Data synthesis was performed using semi-quantitative approach and meta-analysis. RESULTS Twenty-two studies with 12005 respondents were included for semi-quantitative analyses. Eighteen studies examined 26 associations between caregivers' perception of child weight and food restriction with 12 statistically significant associations being observed. A total of 22 relationships between caregivers' perception of child weight and pressure to eat were investigated, with 13 being statistically significant. The statistically significant associations consistently reported that caregivers' visual and self-reported perception of child weight was positively associated with their restrictive feeding and negatively associated with pressure to eat. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) indicated that caregivers who perceived their child as overweight were found to apply pressure to eat less frequently (OR = 0.61; 95%CI: 0.44, 0.84) compared with those who did not. However, caregivers' perception of child weight was not statistically significantly associated with restrictive feeding (OR = 1.37; 95%CI: 0.74, 2.55). CONCLUSION Caregivers' self-reported and visual perception of child weight may be important risk factors for non-responsive feeding practices, particularly food restriction and pressure to eat. Thus, interventions need to consider the role of caregivers' perception of child weight, which may optimize feeding practices. Furthermore, longitudinal and intervention-based studies using validated measurements while controlling for potential covariates are needed to provide more evidence on their causal relationships.
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- Jian Wang
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, SE1 8WA, London, UK.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, SE1 8WA, London, UK.
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- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200025, Shanghai, China.
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, 70182, Örebro, Sweden; Unit of Integrative Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, SE1 8WA, London, UK.
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Cronin FM, Hurley SM, Buckley T, Mancebo Guinea Arquez D, Lakshmanan N, O’Gorman A, Layte R, Stanistreet D. Mediators of socioeconomic differences in overweight and obesity among youth in Ireland and the UK (2011–2021): a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1585. [PMID: 35987999 PMCID: PMC9392918 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14004-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background By 2025, adult obesity prevalence is projected to increase in 44 of 53 of European-region countries. Childhood obesity tracks directly onto adult obesity, and children of low socioeconomic position families are at disproportionately higher risk of being obese compared with their more affluent peers. A previous review of research from developed countries identified factors mediating this relationship. This systematic review updates and extends those findings specifically within the context of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Objective The aim of this systematic review is to summarise peer-reviewed research completed in Ireland and the United Kingdom between 2011–2021 examining mediators of socioeconomic differentials in adiposity outcomes for youth. Design An electronic search of four databases, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and EBSCOhost was conducted. Quantitative studies, published in the English language, examining mediators of socioeconomic differentials in adiposity outcomes in youth, and conducted in Ireland and the United Kingdom between 2011–2021 were included. An appraisal of study quality was completed. The systematic review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Results Following screening, a total of 23 papers were eligible for inclusion. Results indicate socioeconomic differentials for Ireland and the United Kingdom follow similar patterns to other developed countries and have similar mediating factors including early life and parent-level factors. However, this review identified additional factors that mediate the relationship, namely access to green space and favorable neighborhood conditions. Identifying these factors present further opportunities for potential interventions and confirm the requirement for tailored and appropriate research and interventions for Ireland and the United Kingdom. Conclusion This review identified several modifiable factors that should be considered when planning interventions aimed at reducing socioeconomic differentials in adiposity among youth in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Support was found for interventions to be made as early as possible in an at-risk child’s life, with the prenatal and preschool periods considered the most efficacious. Results were equivocal about the role of physical activity in the risk of childhood overweight and obesity. While multi-country analyses provide excellent overviews, country- or area-specific research may produce more nuanced, and potentially more powerful findings, which can help better inform policy responses and interventions.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-14004-z.
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Wang J, Zhu D, Cheng X, Liuzhou Y, Zhu B, Montgomery S, Cao Y. Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices. Public Health Nutr 2022; 25:1-10. [PMID: 35000661 PMCID: PMC9991628 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the mediating effects of maternal perception of child weight (weight perception) and concern about overweight (weight concern) on the paths between child weight and maternal feeding practices. SETTING Pudong District, Shanghai, China. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 1164 mothers who were primary caregivers of preschool children. RESULTS Sixty per cent of the mothers perceived their overweight/obese children as normal weight or even underweight. The disagreement between actual child weight and maternal weight perception was statistically significant (Kappa = 0·212, P < 0·001). Structural equation modelling indicated that weight perception fully mediated the relationship between child BMI Z-scores and pressure to eat. Weight concern fully mediated the relationships between child BMI Z-scores and the other three feeding practices. The serial mediating effects of weight perception and concern were statistically significant for the paths between child BMI Z-score and monitoring (β = 0·035, P < 0·001), restriction (β = 0·022, P < 0·001), and food as a reward (β = -0·017, P < 0·05). CONCLUSION Child weight may influence maternal feeding practices through weight perception and concern. Thus, interventions are needed to increase the accuracy of weight perception, which may influence several maternal feeding practices and thereby contribute to child health.
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- Jian Wang
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, 200025Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, 200025Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Children's Disease Prevention, Jinyang Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing, 200025Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Concordance Between the Weight of Spanish Adolescent Soccer Players, Their Self-Perceived Weight, and Their Weight as Perceived by Their Parents. J Pediatr Nurs 2021; 60:e13-e18. [PMID: 33618980 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE In the context of soccer clubs, to analyze the concordance between players' actual weight, their self-perceived weight, and their weight as perceived by their parents; to determine which variables might explain the presence of concordance between parents' perception of adolescents' weight and their actual weight. Design and study: A cross-sectional study involving 330 soccer players aged between 13 and 16. Data on personal characteristics of adolescents and parents were analyzed, as well as parents' perceptions of adolescents' weight status and their self-perception. A descriptive analysis of the personal characteristics of the sample (adolescents and parents) and an analysis of the variables explaining the presence of concordance between the parents' perception of adolescents' weight and their actual weight were performed. RESULTS 19% of the adolescents were overweight and 3.4% were obese. The concordance between parents' perceptions of players' weight and players' actual weight was weak. The concordance between adolescents' self-perceived weight and their actual weight was moderate. The difference in BMI scores according to presence or absence of concordance was statistically significant: these scores were higher in the absence of concordance. Discordance between adolescents' weight and their parents' perception of their weight was associated with parents having lower levels of education. CONCLUSION A high percentage of parents and players misperceived their actual weight. This discrepancy was associated with higher BMI scores for adolescents. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Nurses should include promotion of accurate weight perception in educational interventions on excess weight.
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Parents' perceptions and dissatisfaction with child silhouette: associated factors among 7-year-old children of the Generation XXI birth cohort. Eat Weight Disord 2021; 26:1595-1607. [PMID: 32772335 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-020-00953-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We compared parent's perceived child's silhouette, and investigated predictors of their dissatisfaction. METHODS Participants were 4930 mother-child dyads enrolled at a Portuguese birth cohort. Parents' perceptions of child's current and desired silhouette was assessed and dissatisfaction with child's silhouette was defined as the discrepancy between these ratings (current-desired body). Multinomial logistic regressions, adjusted for potential confounders, were performed. RESULTS Mothers were more dissatisfied with child's silhouette, compared to fathers, in all weight categories. Mothers and fathers of girls were more dissatisfied, preferring thinner silhouettes (OR = 2.77, 95% CI 2.19; 3.51 and OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.18; 3.66, respectively), compared to parents of boys. Lower birth weight increased maternal desire for a heavier child silhouette. Younger (< 20 years) and less educated (≤ 9 years of schooling) mothers were more dissatisfied with their child's silhouette, preferring heavier children (OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.10; 2.48 and OR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.42; 2.09, respectively). Parents' own dissatisfaction was also associated with child's silhouette dissatisfaction. CONCLUSION Sociodemographic characteristics and parents' dissatisfaction with their own silhouette influenced their dissatisfaction with child's silhouette and should be considered when developing obesity interventions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, case-control analytic study.
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Teixeira FA, Queiroz MR, Oba PM, Olivindo RFG, Ernandes MC, Duarte CN, Rentas MF, Brunetto MA. Brazilian owners perception of the body condition score of dogs and cats. BMC Vet Res 2020; 16:463. [PMID: 33246455 PMCID: PMC7694915 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02679-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The knowledge of how owners view the body condition of their animals is an important factor for the success of the prevention/treatment of obesity and the engagement/adherence to nutritional interventions, which are fundamental to improve the animal prognosis. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of the owners regarding the body condition score of their animals, compare the perception between cat vs. dog owners, and owners from the countryside vs. metropolitan region of São Paulo State in Brazil. RESULTS 601 dogs and 110 cats were included in this study. There was no significant difference in body condition score assigned by owners by species. Owners of dogs and cats classified by the veterinarian as ideal, overweight, and obese who disagree with body condition score assigned by veterinarian mainly underestimate the body condition score of their animals, while lean dogs' owners overestimate it. Countryside dog owners had a higher rate of disagreement with the veterinarian and more often underestimate the body condition score than owners from the metropolitan region. The owners of lean cats have the same judgments with veterinarians. CONCLUSIONS Owners of dogs and cats have difficulty assessing the body condition score, especially owners from countryside.
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- Fabio Alves Teixeira
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Illinois, Urbana, USA
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 255, Pirassununga, SP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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An analytical retrospective study to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity and assess the effectiveness of current surveillance. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2020; 21:e28. [PMID: 32792021 PMCID: PMC7443805 DOI: 10.1017/s146342362000033x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background: The childhood obesity epidemic is a public health crisis. Most surveillance occurs in primary care, yet there is limited guidance for the detection and management of childhood obesity. Aims and methodology: We sought to establish the overweight and obesity prevalence in children aged 4–11 years old in a single primary care centre. Furthermore, we assessed whether appropriate weight management referrals were considered and determined the average duration since children last had their height and weight measured. Findings: We detected overweight or obesity status in 29.0% of our cohort, and only one-third (31.1%) of eligible children had evidence that appropriate weight management referral was considered. The average duration since last height and weight measurement was 20.3 months. Discussion: Childhood obesity requires an effective and inclusive solution, and in this report, we explore whether increased surveillance is necessary and how we might achieve this.
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Dovico JM, Palmer RJ, Perrin EM, Brown CL. Food Insecurity Associated With Underestimation of Weight Status in Children With a Healthy Weight. Acad Pediatr 2020; 20:188-192. [PMID: 31029740 PMCID: PMC8404410 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Accurate parental weight perception of one's child is an important step in addressing healthy behaviors, but its associations with socioeconomic status (SES) and household food insecurity (HFI) are unclear. We aimed to assess the association of parental weight perception with HFI. METHODS This was a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study of 284 children ages 2 to 8 years whose parents completed surveys about weight perception, SES, and HFI. Height and weight were measured to determine the children's body mass index scores and were self-reported by parents. We performed chi-square tests to compare HFI and accuracy of parental weight perception and used logistic regression to assess accuracy, adjusting for significant covariates and stratifying by child weight category. RESULTS Approximately two thirds of children had healthy weight, 18% had overweight, and 15% had obesity. About one third of parents inaccurately identified their child's weight category, almost always underestimating weight status. Twenty-eight percent of the families were food insecure. HFI was not associated with parental weight perception in bivariate analysis. When stratified by weight status, food insecure families with children at healthy weight had 0.16 times the odds of accurately perceiving their children's weight status. There was no association between HFI and accuracy of weight perception in children with overweight or obesity. CONCLUSIONS Food insecurity was associated with a decrease in the accuracy of parental weight perceptions in children with healthy weight. Pediatricians should clearly communicate about weight status, as families with HFI may adopt unhealthy eating behaviors under the incorrect assumption that their child is underweight.
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- Jaclyn M Dovico
- Department of Pediatrics (JM Dovico and RJ Palmer), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics (JM Dovico and RJ Palmer), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics (EM Perrin and CL Brown), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; EM Perrin is now with the Department of Pediatrics and Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics (EM Perrin and CL Brown), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; CL Brown is now with the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
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Viner RM, Kinra S, Christie D, Cole TJ, Costa S, Croker H, Fry T, Hsia Y, Hudson L, Kessel AS, Morris S, Nazareth I, Nicholls D, Park MH, Saxena S, Taylor B, White B, Wong IC. Improving the assessment and management of obesity in UK children and adolescents: the PROMISE research programme including a RCT. PROGRAMME GRANTS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.3310/pgfar08030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BackgroundFive linked studies were undertaken to inform identified evidence gaps in the childhood obesity pathway.Objectives(1) To scope the impact of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) (study A). (2) To develop a brief evidence-based electronic assessment and management tool (study B). (3) To develop evidence-based algorithms for identifying the risk of obesity comorbidities (study B). (4) To conduct an efficacy trial of the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme (HELP) (study C). (5) To improve the prescribing of anti-obesity drugs in UK adolescents (study D). (6) To investigate the safety, outcomes and predictors of outcome of adolescent bariatric surgery in the UK (study E).MethodsFive substudies – (1) a parental survey before and after feedback from the National Childhood Measurement Programme, (2) risk algorithm development and piloting of a new primary care management tool, (3) a randomised controlled trial of the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme, (4) quantitative and qualitative studies of anti-obesity drug treatment in adolescents and (5) a prospective clinical audit and cost-effectiveness evaluation of adolescent bariatric surgery in one centre.ResultsStudy A – before the National Childhood Measurement Programme feedback, three-quarters of parents of overweight and obese children did not recognise their child to be overweight. Eighty-seven per cent of parents found the National Childhood Measurement Programme feedback to be helpful. Feedback had positive effects on parental knowledge, perceptions and intentions. Study B – risk estimation models for cardiovascular and psychosocial comorbidities of obesity require further development. An online consultation tool for primary care practitioners is acceptable and feasible. Study C – the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Programme, when delivered in the community by graduate mental health workers, showed no significant effect on body mass index at 6 months (primary outcome) when compared with enhanced usual care. Study D – anti-obesity drugs appear efficacious in meta-analysis, and their use has expanded rapidly in the last decade. However, the majority of prescriptions are rapidly discontinued after 1–3 months of treatment. Few young people described positive experiences of anti-obesity drugs. Prescribing was rarely compliant with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance. Study E – bariatric surgery appears safe, effective and highly cost-effective in adolescents in the NHS.Future work and limitationsWork is needed to evaluate behaviour and body mass index change in the National Childhood Measurement Programme more accurately and improve primary care professionals’ understanding of the National Childhood Measurement Programme feedback, update and further evaluate the Computer-Assisted Treatment of CHildren (CATCH) tool, investigate delivery of weight management interventions to young people from deprived backgrounds and those with significant psychological distress and obtain longer-term data on anti-obesity drug use and bariatric surgery outcomes in adolescence.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN99840111.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research programme and will be published in full inProgramme Grants for Applied Research; Vol. 8, No. 3. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Russell M Viner
- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics and Adolescent Paediatrics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunology and Inflamation, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- The Obesity and Policy Research Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Child Growth Foundation, Edgware, UK
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, UK
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- Feeding and Eating Disorders Team, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Director of Global Public Health, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Centre of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Feeding and Eating Disorders Team, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Paediatrics and Child Health, The Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department for Children’s and Young People’s Diabetes, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Research Department of Practice and Policy, University College London School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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Van De Maele K, Devlieger R, Gies I. How to Maximize Children's Involvement in Non-therapeutic Research-Lessons Learnt From EFFECTOR. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:47. [PMID: 32133332 PMCID: PMC7040477 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background: Children are vulnerable study subjects, especially in non-therapeutic research. Nowadays more attention is paid to the children's voice in both decision-making on participation and their experience of clinical research procedures. Methods: We share our experiences from a long-term, cross-sectional, non-therapeutic follow-up study in the offspring of mothers who participated in scientific research during their pregnancy. Results: During the data collection process, different strategies were developed to achieve a satisfactory participation rate with a focus on the involvement of the children. All study documents and measurements were assembled into a superhero framework. This theme is flexible and attracts children of a wide age-span. In order to inform the children before the study visit, a visually attractive assent was created as well as a superhero video. During the study visit, a sticker diploma was used with similar visuals from the assent. The toddlers received a superhero-cape. The children were involved in the decision-making process during the whole process. Discussion and conclusion: From our experience during the EFFECTOR data collection process, parents and their children can be motivated to participate in a long-term, non-therapeutic, follow-up study when child friendly and adequate communication is used. Framing in a superhero theme is simple and suitable for children of a wide age-span.
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- Karolien Van De Maele
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, KidZ Health Castle, University Hospital Brussels, Jette, Belgium.,Research unit Organ Systems, Department of Development and Regeneration, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Research Unit GRON, Free University of Brussels, Jette, Belgium
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- Research unit Organ Systems, Department of Development and Regeneration, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, KidZ Health Castle, University Hospital Brussels, Jette, Belgium.,Research Unit GRON, Free University of Brussels, Jette, Belgium
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Blanchet R, Kengneson CC, Bodnaruc AM, Gunter A, Giroux I. Factors Influencing Parents' and Children's Misperception of Children's Weight Status: a Systematic Review of Current Research. Curr Obes Rep 2019; 8:373-412. [PMID: 31701349 DOI: 10.1007/s13679-019-00361-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Misperception of children's weight status is prevalent among parents and children themselves and may impact parents' and children's health behaviors. This study was conducted in order to provide a descriptive systematic review of research on factors influencing parents' and children's misperceptions of children's weight status published in the past 5 years. RECENT FINDINGS Factors studied most often in relation to parents' and children's misperception included children's weight status, gender, and age, as well as parents' weight status, parental education levels and socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. Most determinants that were found to have a significant influence on misperception in parents also did in children. The literature on misperception of children's weight status is extensive. Most determinants assessed in included studies were known determinants of childhood obesity. Further research should be directed toward better understanding the impact of weight status perception (whether it is accurate or not) on health behaviors and weight gain over time.
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- Rosanne Blanchet
- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Bui AL, Moscoso MG, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Checkley W, Gilman RH, Smeeth L, Miranda JJ. A secondary analysis examining the concordance of self-perception of weight and actual measurement of body fat percentage: The CRONICAS Cohort Study. BMC OBESITY 2019; 6:9. [PMID: 30984403 PMCID: PMC6442421 DOI: 10.1186/s40608-019-0229-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Individuals' self-perceptions of weight often differ from objective measurements of body fat. This study aimed to 1) measure agreement between self-perceptions of weight and objective measurement of body fat by bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) among Peruvian adults; and 2) quantify the association between body fat and a) baseline self-perceptions of weight and b) whether a participant underestimated their weight status. METHODS Longitudinal data from the CRONICAS Cohort Study of 3181 Peruvian adults aged 35-years and older were used. BIA measurements of body fat were categorized across four nominal descriptions: low weight, normal, overweight, and obese. Kappa statistics were estimated to compare BIA measurements with baseline self-perceptions of weight. To quantify the association between body fat over time with both baseline self-perceptions of weight and underestimation of weight status, random effects models, controlling for socioeconomic and demographic covariates, were employed. RESULTS Of the 3181 participants, 1111 (34.9%) were overweight and 649 (20.4%) were obese at baseline. Agreement between self-perceived and BIA weight status was found among 43.1% of participants, while 49.9% underestimated and 6.9% overestimated their weight status. Weighted kappa statistics ranged from 0.20 to 0.31 across settings, suggesting poor agreement. Compared to perceiving oneself as normal, perceiving oneself as underweight, overweight, or obese was associated with - 4.1 (p < 0.001), + 5.2 (p < 0.001), and + 8.1 (p < 0.001) body fat percentage points, respectively. Underestimating one's weight status was associated with having 2.4 (p < 0.001) body fat percentage points more than those not underestimating only after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic covariates. CONCLUSIONS Half of study participants were overweight or obese. There was poor agreement between self-perceptions of weight with BIA measurements of body fat, indicating that individuals often believe they weigh less than they actually do. Underestimating one's weight status was associated with having more body fat percentage points, but was only statistically significant after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Further research should be conducted to investigate how self-perceptions of weight can support clinical and public health interventions to curb the obesity epidemic.
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- Anthony L Bui
- 1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- 2CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Armendáriz 497, Miraflores, Lima 18 Peru
- 6School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- 2CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Armendáriz 497, Miraflores, Lima 18 Peru
- 3School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- 5Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- 4Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- 4Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- 5Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- 2CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Armendáriz 497, Miraflores, Lima 18 Peru
- 6School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Anderson LN, Ball GDC. Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents. Paediatr Child Health 2019; 24:377-382. [PMID: 31528109 DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Laura N Anderson
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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Wright DR, Christakis DA, Lozano P, Saelens BE. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Exploring Parent Comparative Optimism About Future Child Outcomes. MDM Policy Pract 2018; 3:2381468318774776. [PMID: 30288445 PMCID: PMC6157425 DOI: 10.1177/2381468318774776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objectives. Comparative optimism is present in parental predictions of their child’s long-term, obesity-related health outcomes and some of this optimism is unrealistic. An understanding of how comparative optimism relates to parents’ predictions of health versus other child outcomes could contribute to the development of interventions and strategies pediatricians can use to improve risk assessment. Methods. In a nationally representative survey, we asked American parents of 6- to 17-year-old children (n = 410) to estimate the chances that their child and “a typical child in their community” would be affected by overweight, get married, and complete a 4-year college degree by age 30, and the child’s future salary at age 30. We collected data on family demographic and health characteristics. We modeled the difference in parent predictions for their child versus the typical child using multivariate linear regressions. Results. Compared to the typical child, parents were less likely to predict that their child would be affected by overweight (−26.6 percentage points, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −35.6, −17.7) and more likely to predict that their child would complete a 4-year degree (16.7 percentage points, 95% CI: 2.5, 31.0). Parents predicted their child would have a higher income than the typical child at age 30 ($15,266, 95% CI: $7,487, $23,046). Parents did not predict that their child would be more likely than the typical child to be married by age 30 (−2.2 percentage points, 95% CI: −8.1, 3.7). Conclusions. Some parents appear to exhibit comparative optimism around their child’s future weight status, education, and economic outcomes, but not marriage. Future experimental work should assess whether risk communication approaches that consider optimism bias influence parent risk perception and parenting behaviors.
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- Davene R Wright
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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'A little bit offended and slightly patronised': parents' experiences of National Child Measurement Programme feedback. Public Health Nutr 2018; 21:2884-2892. [PMID: 29914583 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980018001556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a descriptive account of parents' experiences of written feedback from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), based on primary data collected from semi-structured focus groups. DESIGN Four focus groups were held with a purposive sample of parents who had recently received written weight feedback from the NCMP in one local authority in England. Thematic data analysis was undertaken to develop a narrative of emergent themes regarding parents' experiences and the social influences shaping this.Setting/SubjectsThe population of interest was parents of 4- and 5-year-olds who had recently received written feedback from the NCMP. Eighteen parents participated and represented the full spectrum of categories provided in NCMP feedback (under-, healthy, over- and very overweight). RESULTS Participants often rejected overweight feedback as lacking in credibility and considered NCMP communication to be targeting parents other than themselves. Family and peers collaborated in the dismissal of overweight feedback, further legitimising participants' decision to disregard their child's overweight categorisation. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides an insight into parents' experiences of NCMP feedback, including how they relate to and understand that experience within a social context. By doing so, it makes a unique contribution to the existing body of evidence. Recommendations for practice based on the findings include further efforts to raise parents' and communities' awareness of childhood obesity, risks associated with childhood excess weight and obesity prevalence as a mainstream issue.
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Perez AJ, Ball GDC. Paradoxically speaking about engagement in pediatric weight management. Pediatr Obes 2018; 13:127-129. [PMID: 28207196 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- A J Perez
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Ross S, Wright C. Preschool growth and nutrition service - addressing common nutritional problems: a community based, primary care led intervention. LONDON JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE 2017; 9:104-108. [PMID: 29181093 PMCID: PMC5694790 DOI: 10.1080/17571472.2017.1391460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Childhood obesity has been prioritised by the World Health Organization in a recent report, which calls for a holistic multiagency approach to tackling and reducing future risks of obesity and its associated co-morbidities. This article examines a health service approach to improving recognition and management of pre-school nutritional problems as part of training health care professionals. It explores the practicalities of setting up a local pathway for managing cases in the community with appropriate specialist support. This model, developed for the management of weight faltering, has now been adapted to tackle childhood obesity.
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- Samantha Ross
- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow (Guarantor), Glasgow, UK
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- Community Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician PEACH Unit, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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PURPOSE Obesity prevention efforts may be ineffective if parents lack awareness of their children's overweight status. This study examined the factors that predicted parents' underestimation of child weight status. DESIGN AND METHODS Using a cross sectional design, researchers recruited children and parents in a local children's museum. Parents completed a demographic questionnaire, the Newest Vital Sign, and the Child Body Image Scale. Children's height and weight were measured to calculate child BMI. Random effects modeling examined the association between predictor variables (parent race/ethnicity, income, education, and health literacy, and child BMI percentile, gender, and age) and the dependent variable, parent underestimation of child weight status. RESULTS Participants included 160 parents (213 children aged 7-12years) representing a racially and ethnically diverse sample who were affluent, educated, and with 36.6% of parents assessed with limited health literacy. Although 45.1% of children were overweight/obese, only 7.5% of parents chose this weight status; 80% of parents underestimated the weight of their normal weight children, 96% underestimated their overweight children, and 72% underestimated their obese children. Parents were more likely to underestimate weight of older children and those under 81st percentile of BMI. No other predictors were significant. CONCLUSIONS Parent underestimation of child weight status appears to be a widespread phenomenon in this sample, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, education, and health literacy. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The consistent underestimation of child weight suggests that parents' misperception of weight status represents a critical pathway for intervention. Methods to improve parents' perception of child weight need be developed and tested.
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- Carol J Howe
- Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
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- Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
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Robinson E. Overweight but unseen: a review of the underestimation of weight status and a visual normalization theory. Obes Rev 2017; 18:1200-1209. [PMID: 28730613 PMCID: PMC5601193 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Although overweight and obesity are widespread across most of the developed world, a considerable body of research has now accumulated, which suggests that adiposity often goes undetected. A substantial proportion of individuals with overweight or obesity do not identify they are overweight, and large numbers of parents of children with overweight or obesity fail to identify their child as being overweight. Lay people and medical practitioners are also now poor at identifying overweight and obesity in others. A visual normalization theory of the under-detection of overweight and obesity is proposed. This theory is based on the notion that weight status is judged relative to visual body size norms. Because larger body sizes are now common, this has caused a recalibration to the range of body sizes that are perceived as being 'normal' and increased the visual threshold for what constitutes 'overweight'. Evidence is reviewed that indicates this process has played a significant role in the under-detection of overweight and obesity. The public health relevance of the under-detection of overweight and obesity is also discussed.
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- E. Robinson
- Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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Parental optimism about childhood obesity-related disease risks. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017; 41:1467-1472. [PMID: 28465611 PMCID: PMC5626577 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Most parents believe childhood obesity is a problem for society, but not for their own children. We sought to understand whether parents' risk assessment was skewed by optimism, the tendency to overestimate one's chances of experiencing positive events. METHODS We administered a national web-based survey to 502 parents of 5-12-year-old children. Parents reported the chances that (a) their child and (b) 'a typical child in their community' would be overweight or obese, and develop hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression in adulthood. Respondents self-reported demographic and health information, and we obtained demographic and health information about the typical child using zip code-level census and lifestyle data. We used regression models with fixed effects to evaluate whether optimism bias was present in parent predictions of children's future health outcomes. RESULTS Parents had 40 times lower adjusted odds (OR=0.025, P<0.001, 99% CI: 0.006, 0.100) of predicting that their child (versus a typical child) would be overweight or obese in adulthood. Of the 20% of parents who predicted their child would be overweight in adulthood, 93% predicted the typical child would also be overweight in adulthood. Controlling for health and demographic characteristics, parents estimated that their children's chances of developing obesity-related comorbidities would be 12-14 percentage points lower those that of a typical child. CONCLUSIONS Parent risk assessment is skewed by optimism, among other characteristics. More accurate risk perception could motivate parents to engage in behavior change.
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Assessing Child Body Mass Index Perceptions Among African American Caregivers in a Rural Community. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2017; 5:304-311. [PMID: 28455687 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-017-0371-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In the USA, African American children residing in rural areas are disproportionately affected by childhood obesity. One strategy for preventing childhood obesity is helping caregivers to recognize their child is overweight or obese. The purpose of this study is to assess African American caregivers' perceived level of their child's obesity status and concordance between caregiver's reported height and weight of their children compared to the objective measure of their child's height and weight. Caregivers completed a paper-based survey about perceptions of their child's weight status including body silhouettes (n = 119) and self-reported their child's body mass index status (n = 68). Children's (n = 71) height and weight were objectively measured. Spearman rho and independent sample t tests were calculated to assess the relationship between caregiver's self-reported and objective BMI status. Caregiver's visually perceived their child's weight status to be underweight; yet, self-reported that their child's body mass index status was obese. The Spearman's rho correlation indicated a significant relationship between caregiver's self-reported and objective body mass index (r = .39, p < .001). The independent sample t test reflected that the mean self-reported body mass index and objective body mass index were statistically significant with calculated body mass index perception. The investigation of three different methods for assessing body mass index perceptions may contribute to the development of tailored programs and interventions that include counseling strategies that increase parental education about their child's body mass index.
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Kelleher E, Davoren MP, Harrington JM, Shiely F, Perry IJ, McHugh SM. Barriers and facilitators to initial and continued attendance at community-based lifestyle programmes among families of overweight and obese children: a systematic review. Obes Rev 2017; 18:183-194. [PMID: 27862851 PMCID: PMC5245104 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The success of childhood weight management programmes relies on family engagement. While attendance offers many benefits including the support to make positive lifestyle changes, the majority of families referred to treatment decline. Moreover, for those who do attend, benefits are often compromised by high programme attrition. This systematic review investigated factors influencing attendance at community-based lifestyle programmes among families of overweight or obese children. A narrative synthesis approach was used to allow for the inclusion of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method study designs. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Results suggest that parents provided the impetus for programme initiation, and this was driven largely by a concern for their child's psychological health and wellbeing. More often than not, children went along without any real reason or interest in attending. Over the course of the programme, however, children's positive social experiences such as having fun and making friends fostered the desire to continue. The stigma surrounding excess weight and the denial of the issue amongst some parents presented barriers to enrolment and warrant further study. This study provides practical recommendations to guide future policy makers, programme delivery teams and researchers in developing strategies to boost recruitment and minimise attrition.
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- E Kelleher
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,HRB Clinical Research Facility, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Kumar S, Kroon J, Lalloo R, Kulkarni S, Johnson NW. Relationship between body mass index and dental caries in children, and the influence of socio-economic status. Int Dent J 2016; 67:91-97. [PMID: 27747864 DOI: 10.1111/idj.12259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with dental caries in Indian schoolchildren, and to analyse the influence of socio-economic status (SES). METHODS The study population consisted of 11- to 14-year-old children from Medak District in Telangana State, India. The Indian Academy of Paediatrics 2015 growth charts were used to categorise children as underweight, overweight, normal or obese, based on their BMI. Data on the SES of the family were collected through questionnaires. Clinical examination for dental caries was performed by a single examiner. RESULTS A total of 1,092 subjects returned questionnaires and were clinically examined (giving a response rate of 85%). There were no significant differences in caries prevalence and experience across the categories of BMI. However, caries prevalence and experience in overweight children were 24.8% and 0.69 ± 1.51, respectively, while the corresponding values in normal-weight children were 35% and 0.85 ± 1.50, respectively. Among children of high-SES families, overweight children had approximately 71% fewer caries than did those who were normal weight [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.11-0.78)]. CONCLUSIONS BMI was not associated with dental caries prevalence and experience in this population. The association of BMI with dental caries varied across SES categories. In the high-SES category, overweight children experienced fewer caries than did normal-weight children.
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- Santhosh Kumar
- Population and Social Health Research Programme, Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Population and Social Health Research Programme, Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Hyderabad, India
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- Population and Social Health Research Programme, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Cyril S, Green J, Nicholson JM, Agho K, Renzaho AMN. Exploring Service Providers' Perspectives in Improving Childhood Obesity Prevention among CALD Communities in Victoria, Australia. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162184. [PMID: 27736864 PMCID: PMC5063376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Childhood obesity rates have been increasing disproportionately among disadvantaged communities including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) migrant groups in Australia due to their poor participation in the available obesity prevention initiatives. We sought to explore service providers' perceptions of the key factors influencing the participation of CALD communities in the existing obesity prevention services and the service requirements needed to improve CALD communities' participation in these services. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using focus group discussions involving fifty-nine service providers from a range of services, who are involved in the health and wellbeing of children from CALD groups living in four socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Victoria, Australia. RESULTS Thematic analysis of the data showed three major themes including community-level barriers to CALD engagement in childhood obesity prevention services; service-level barriers to the delivery of these services; and proposed changes to current childhood obesity prevention approaches. Integrating obesity prevention messages within existing programs, better coordination between prevention and treatment services and the establishment of a childhood obesity surveillance system, were some of the important changes suggested by service providers. CONCLUSION This study has found that low CALD health literacy, lack of knowledge of cultural barriers among service providers and co-existing deficiencies in the structure and delivery of obesity prevention services negatively impacted the participation of CALD communities in obesity prevention services. Cultural competency training of service providers would improve their understanding of the cultural influences of childhood obesity and incorporate them into the design and development of obesity prevention initiatives. Service providers need to be educated on the pre-migratory health service experiences and health conditions of CALD communities to ensure equitable delivery of care. Collaborative approaches between health systems, immigrant services, early years' services and community health services are urgently needed to address obesity-related disparities in Australia.
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- Sheila Cyril
- School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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- Raising Children Network, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parenting Research Centre, Level 5/232 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Level 3, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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Karunanayake CP, Rennie DC, Hildebrand C, Lawson JA, Hagel L, Dosman JA, Pahwa P. Actual Body Weight and the Parent's Perspective of Child's Body Weight among Rural Canadian Children. CHILDREN-BASEL 2016; 3:children3030013. [PMID: 27527235 PMCID: PMC5039473 DOI: 10.3390/children3030013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The prevalence of being overweight during childhood continues to increase in the USA and Canada and children living in rural areas are more at risk than their urban counterparts. The objectives of this study were to evaluate how well the parent’s perception of their child’s weight status correlated with objectively measured weight status among a group of rural children and to identify predictors of inaccurate parental perceptions of child’s weight status. Participants were children from the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study conducted in 2010. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed through rural schools to parents of children in grades one to eight. Parents reported their child’s height and weight and rated their child’s weight status (underweight, just about the right weight, or overweight). Standardized body mass index (BMI) categories were calculated for clinically measured height and weight and for parental report of height and weight for 584 children. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify predictors of misclassification of the parent’s perception of child’s weight status adjusting for potential confounders. Clinically measured overweight was much higher (26.5%) compared to parental perceived overweight (7.9%). The misclassification of the child’s BMI was more likely to occur if the child was a boy (odds ratio (OR) = 1.58) or non-Caucasian (OR = 2.03). Overweight was high in this group of rural children and parental perception of weight status underestimated the actual weight status of overweight school-age children. Parental reporting of child weight status has implications for public health policy and prevention strategies. Future research should focus on assessing longitudinal effects of parental misperceptions of child’s weight status.
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- Chandima P. Karunanayake
- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +306-966-1647
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
- College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 5D40 Health Sciences Building, Box 19, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 5D40 Health Sciences Building, Box 19, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Science Building, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Box 23, 104, Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada; (D.C.R.); (C.H.); (J.A.L.); (L.H.); (J.A.D.); (P.P.);
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Maternal Perceptions Related to Eating and Obesity Risk Among Low-Income African American Preschoolers. Matern Child Health J 2016; 20:2565-2572. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2082-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Robertson W, Murphy M, Johnson R. Evidence base for the prevention and management of child obesity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Merema MR, Sullivan DL, Pollard CM, Abraham JA, Tomlin SM, Radomiljac AL. Parents' perception of their child's weight status and intention to intervene: a Western Australian cross-sectional population survey, 2009-12. Aust N Z J Public Health 2015; 40:68-70. [PMID: 26559494 DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report on parents' perceptions of their child's weight status and how the child's body mass index (BMI) is associated with parent intentions to change or maintain the child's weight. METHODS Estimates were derived via data collected from 4,437 parents from 2009 to 2012 as part of the Western Australian Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System. To measure weight perceptions, parents were asked, "Is your child underweight, normal weight, overweight or very overweight?" BMI values were also derived via parent-reported height and weight. Parent intentions were assessed by asking parents, "What are your intentions regarding your child's weight?" RESULTS Significantly fewer parents perceived their child as overweight (8.2%) or very overweight (0.2%) than was derived via parent-reported height and weight (16.3% and 5.8%, respectively). More than half the parents with children above or below the healthy BMI range reported an intention to "do nothing" about their child's weight (between 54.5% and 70.0%). CONCLUSIONS A large proportion of Western Australian parents misjudge their child's weight status and the majority express no intention to help their child achieve a healthy weight. IMPLICATIONS The results reinforce the importance of population-level, parent-focussed interventions targeting perceptions of children's weight and appropriate action.
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- Matt R Merema
- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia
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- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia.,School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
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- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia.,School of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia
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- David L Katz
- Editor-in-Chief, Childhood Obesity; Director, Yale University Prevention Research Center, Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT
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Child health care in general practice: priorities for education and practice. Br J Gen Pract 2015; 65:e207-8. [PMID: 25824176 DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15x684253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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