Understanding engagement in a family-focused, multicomponent, childhood weight management programme delivered in the community setting

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dc.contributor.authorKelleher, Emily
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, Sheena M.
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Ivan J.
dc.contributor.authorShiely, Frances
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.contributor.funderCentre for Ageing Research and Development in Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T14:46:27Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T14:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-06
dc.date.updated2021-11-23T13:02:48Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe public health nurses’ (PHN) experiences of referring to, and families’ experiences of being referred to, a multicomponent, community-based, childhood weight management programme and to provide insight into families’ motivation to participate in and complete treatment. Design: Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and the draw-and-write technique. Setting: Two geographical regions in the south and west of Ireland. Participants: Nine PHN involved in the referral process, as well as ten parents and nine children who were referred to and completed the programme, participated in the present study. Results: PHN were afraid of misclassifying children as obese and of approaching the subject of excess weight with parents. Peer support from other PHN as well as training in how best to talk about weight with parents were potential strategies suggested to alleviate these fears. Parents recalled the anxiety provoked by the ‘medical terminology’ used during referral and their difficulty interpreting what it meant for the health of their child. Despite initial fears, concern for their children’s future health was a major driver behind their participation. Children’s enjoyment, the social support experienced by parents as well as staff enthusiasm were key to programme completion. Conclusions: The present study identifies the difficulties of referring families to community weight management programmes and provides practical suggestions on how to support practitioners in making referrals. It also identifies key positive factors influencing parents’ decisions to enrol in community weight management programmes. These should be maximised by staff and policy makers when developing similar programmes.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationKelleher, E., McHugh, S. M., Harrington, J. M., Perry, I. J. and Shiely, F. (2019) 'Understanding engagement in a family-focused, multicomponent, childhood weight management programme delivered in the community setting', Public Health Nutrition, 22(8), pp. 1471-1482. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018003828en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980018003828en
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2727
dc.identifier.endpage1482en
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.issued8en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage1471en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12250
dc.identifier.volume22en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Societyen
dc.rights© 2019, the Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This material is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectChildhooden
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.subjectAttendanceen
dc.subjectCommunityen
dc.titleUnderstanding engagement in a family-focused, multicomponent, childhood weight management programme delivered in the community settingen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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