Parents' experiences following conversations about their young child's weight in the primary health care setting: a study within the STOP project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In primary healthcare, conversations between clinicians and parents about young children's overweight are key to providing support and initiating weight management. However, given the sensitivity of this topic, these conversations are difficult for both clinicians and parents and are sometimes delayed or avoided. To understand the emotional impact of these conversations, this study aims to shed light on parents' experiences following conversations with primary care nurses about their child's overweight.

Methods

Participants were recruited through a childhood obesity randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Sweden. Telephone-based semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 parents (mean age 40; the majority were women (n = 12/17), had a university degr

SUBMITTER: Eli K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375316 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature