Planting a seed - child health care nurses' perceptions of speaking to parents about overweight and obesity: a qualitative study within the STOP project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses in child health care (CHC) centers in Sweden play a key role in the early detection and management of childhood overweight/obesity, through meeting families early, regularly and over many years. However, research focusing on CHC nurses' perceptions of their role in childhood overweight/obesity management is scarce. As part of the EU-funded project "Science and Technology in childhood Obesity Policy" (STOP), this study examines CHC nurses' perceptions of speaking to parents about children's overweight/obesity and of their role in referring children to treatment for overweight/obesity.

Methods

All registered CHC nurses in Stockholm County (n = 442) received an email invitation letter explaining the study. Individual face-to-face visits (n = 15) in selected ce

SUBMITTER: Sjunnestrand M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842180 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature