A randomized controlled trial examining an exam room poster to prompt communication about weight.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recognition of childhood weight status is important to the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours.

Objectives

We assessed whether an exam room educational poster addressing weight and healthy lifestyle behaviours was acceptable to parents, prompted parent-provider communication or improved parental weight perception accuracy.

Methods

In this multi-site randomized controlled trial, exam rooms were randomized to display the posters (English and Spanish) or not. Children ages 3 to 8 years (N = 965) attending well visits were weighed and roomed per usual clinic protocol. After the visit, parents completed a questionnaire assessing demographics, child weight status perceptions and whether they discussed weight status with provider or were shown growth charts.

SUBMITTER: Brown CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature