Reactions to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for the management of adolescent obesity: A multi-informant qualitative approach.

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has set forth recommendations for clinicians to screen youth (6-18 years) for obesity. Those identified should be referred to comprehensive weight management programs consisting of at least 26 contact hours and focus on multiple targets of behaviour (ie, diet, physical activity, behaviour change). However, these recommendations are primarily based upon outcomes from randomized controlled trials and the feasibility of meeting these guidelines for adolescents in a clinical setting is unknown. The present study employed a multi-informant qualitative approach with adolescents, parents, and physicians, to identify and understand multiple perspectives on the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the USPSTF guidelines. In-depth interviews w

SUBMITTER: Darling KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680043 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature