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Health professionals’ views and experiences of discussing weight with children and their families: A systematic review of qualitative research
Heath, Gemma Abdin, Shanara Welch, Richard
Heath, Gemma
Abdin, Shanara
Welch, Richard
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2021-02-10
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Background: Healthcare professionals are ideally placed to discuss weight management with children and families to treat and prevent childhood obesity. The aim of this review was to collect and synthesise primary research evidence relating to health professional’s views and experiences of discussing weight with children and their families. Methods: Systematic searches were conducted using the following databases: MEDLINE (OVID), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE (OVID), PsycINFO (OVID) and Healthcare Management Information Consortium (HMIC). Twenty-six full text qualitative studies published in English Language journals since inception to October 2019 were included. Papers were quality assessed and synthesised using an inductive thematic analysis approach. Results: Data analysis generated five themes: Sensitivity of the issue; Family-professional relationships; Whole systems approach, Professional competency, Socio- cultural context. Conclusion: Supporting behaviour change through discussion of healthy weight with children and families is an important part of the health professional’s role. Tailored information for professionals including resources and training which facilitates them to confidently talk to children and families about weight should be prioritised within interventions. Success of such interventions requires commitment from a range of professionals to ensure healthy weight is tackled through a whole system approach.
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Abdin, S., Heath, G. and Welch, R. (2021) Health professionals’ views and experiences of discussing weight with children and their families: A systematic review of qualitative research, Child: Care, Health and Development, 47 (4), pp.562– 574. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12854
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Wiley. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12854
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