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Abstract
The aim of this pilot study is to describe youth and parents' perceptions of potential weight-promoting factors among families seeking treatment for youth overweight. We identified 2 important gaps in the vast multidisciplinary literature: (a) a lack of studies addressing both the youth and the parent perceptions about family factors that are potentially weight-promoting and (b) a lack of interventions that community health nurses could deliver specifically targeting families seeking treatment for overweight youth. Focus group data were content analyzed. Broad themes included: (a) mixed messages, (b) food and exercise as battleground, (c) problem solving, and (d) social aspects of youth overweight. We conclude that youth and parents could benefit from community health nursing interventions to implement healthcare professionals' recommendations incorporating all family members and creating and maintaining an accepting and demanding family climate.
Acknowledgments
Funding: 5 P20 NR008987-04 Ward (PI), Center for Patient Centered Interventions, NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research and 1UL1RR025011 from the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. A paper based on these findings was presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society April, 2010 in Kansas City, MO