Implementing routine paediatric height/length and weight screening and weight management advice by clinicians: an evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the views of health care professionals (HCPs) in South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) about the effectiveness of implementation strategies used to increase routine height/length and weight screening, advice, and referral for children and adolescents. A secondary aim was to explore the prevalence of weight bias among HCPs.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent to all HCPs who had undertaken online or face-to-face training between December 2018 and June 2020 in SWSLHD (n=840). The questionnaire collected data on their experience of routine height and weight screening and the effectiveness of strategies used in the implementation. It also included a weight bias assessment. Data were provided by the New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health on the

SUBMITTER: Krstic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10967040 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature