Teen and caregiver perspectives on success, clinician role, and family involvement in ACTION PAC, a weight management intervention trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe perspectives of teens and caregivers regarding motivations, successes, and challenges related to participation in ACTION PAC (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02502383), a two-year weight management trial.

Methods

Intervention group participants received 16 short motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with school-based health center (SBHC) primary care clinicians over two years. Post-study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with purposefully sampled intervention group teens and their caregivers. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and managed in NVivo 11. Three independent coders analyzed the data, developed a coding tree, examined how codes intersected and clarified relationships through memo writing.

Results

The clinician's role and use of m

SUBMITTER: Hess JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9835765 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature