Insights from the ACTION Teens Study: a survey of adolescents living with obesity, their caregivers and healthcare professionals in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Awareness, Care and Treatment In Obesity maNagement (ACTION) Teens study explored attitudes, behaviours, perceptions and barriers regarding effective obesity care among adolescents living with obesity (ALwO), caregivers and healthcare professionals (HCPs).

Design

Cross-sectional online survey study.

Setting

Study across 10 countries; here, we report data from UK respondents.

Participants

Overall, 416 ALwO (aged 12 to <18 years; body mass index ≥95th percentile for age and sex (WHO charts)), 498 caregivers and 250 HCPs in the UK completed the survey (August-December 2021).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Survey questions addressed key aspects of obesity management for ALwO.

Results

Overall, 46% of ALwO perceived their weight a

SUBMITTER: Halford JCG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11268073 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature