"A balancing act": parents' longitudinal perspectives of weight-related discussions with their children following obesity treatment.

ABSTRACT: Weight-related discussions during childhood may have long-lasting effects on children's body image and well-being. However, little is known about how parents frame these discussions with children who have undergone treatment for obesity. Our study aimed to explore how parents perceive weight-related discussions, several years after their children started obesity treatment. This qualitative study is part of the 4-year follow-up of the More and Less study, a randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of a parental support program as part of obesity treatment for preschool-aged children in Stockholm, Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 parents (79% mothers, 48% with a university degree, 47% with foreign background) of 33 children (mean age 9.3 years (SD 0.7)

SUBMITTER: Sjunnestrand M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202376 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature