Misaligned Attitudes and Perceptions Among Adolescents Living With Obesity, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals: ACTION Teens Australia Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore perceptions, attitudes, behaviours and barriers relating to adolescent weight management in Australia.

Methods

ACTION Teens was a cross-sectional, survey-based study. Adolescents with high body mass index (BMI), caregivers and healthcare professionals (HCPs) from 10 countries completed an online survey in 2021. This analysis was limited to participants in Australia. Adolescents (N = 298) were aged 12-< 18 years with BMI ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex. Caregivers (N = 276) lived with an eligible adolescent and were involved in healthcare decisions. HCPs (N = 137) had ≥ 2 years' clinical experience and saw/treated ≥ 10 adolescents with high BMI per month. Outcomes included perceptions of high BMI, weight loss (history, barriers, definition of success), weigh

SUBMITTER: Kwok C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515272 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature