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Upperman, C., Palmieri, P., Lin, H., Flores, G., & Turer, C. B. (2015). What do parents want for their children who are overweight when visiting the paediatrician?. Obesity science & practice, 1(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.5
Upperman, C, et al. "What do parents want for their children who are overweight when visiting the paediatrician?." Obesity science & practice vol. 1,1 (2015): 33-40. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.5
Upperman C, Palmieri P, Lin H, Flores G, Turer CB. What do parents want for their children who are overweight when visiting the paediatrician?. Obes Sci Pract. 2015 Oct;1(1):33-40. doi: 10.1002/osp4.5. Epub 2015 Sep 10. PMID: 28580163; PMCID: PMC5450825.
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Obes Sci Pract. 2015 Oct;1(1):33-40. doi: 10.1002/osp4.5. Epub 2015 Sep 10.

What do parents want for their children who are overweight when visiting the paediatrician?.

Obesity science & practice

C Upperman, P Palmieri, H Lin, G Flores, C B Turer

Affiliations

  1. School of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  2. Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern and Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  3. Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

PMID: 28580163 PMCID: PMC5450825 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.5

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether parental preferences regarding primary care weight-management strategies differ by child age, gender, overweight severity, race/ethnicity or parental agreement that their child is overweight.

METHODS: A survey was administered to parents of 2- to 18-year-old children who are overweight at an academic primary-care clinic regarding perception of child overweight, helpful/harmfulness of having the child present during weight discussions, and dietary-advice preferences. Multivariable analyses examined factors associated with preferred weight-management strategies, after adjustment for parent/child characteristics.

RESULTS: Eighty-three per cent of parents agreed that a child's presence during weight discussions is helpful/very helpful, 74% that paediatricians should prescribe specific diets, and 55% preferred specific vs. general dietary advice only (

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that weight-management strategies tailored to child age, gender, over-weight severity, race/ethnicity and parental agreement that their child is overweight may prove useful in improving child weight status.

Keywords: Childhood obesity; paediatric primary care; parental preferences; weight-management strategies

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