Parental Perceptions of Overweight During Early Childhood

被引：55

作者：

Goodell, L. Suzanne ^{[1
,2
]}

Pierce, Michelle B. ^{[3
]}

Bravo, Carolina M. ^{[2
,4
]}

Ferris, Ann M. ^{[5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Food Bioproc & Nutr Sci, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA

[2] Univ Connecticut, Dept Nutr Sci, Storrs, CT USA

[3] Univ Connecticut, Ctr Hlth, Dept Med, Div Publ Hlth & Populat Sci, E Hartford, CT USA

[4] Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA

[5] Univ Connecticut, Ctr Hlth, Publ Hlth Signature Program, E Hartford, CT USA

[6] Univ Connecticut, Ctr Publ Hlth & Hlth Policy, E Hartford, CT USA

来源：

QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH | 2008年 / 18卷 / 11期

关键词：

children; growth and development; community and public health; culture; minorities; nutrition; behavior and change; overweight; parenting; pediatrics; risk; behaviors; weight management;

D O I：

10.1177/1049732308325537

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Prior to developing an overweight prevention program, researchers examined perceptions of overweight during early childhood among minority, low-socioeconomic status (SES) parents of preschoolers living in Hartford, Connecticut (USA). Content analysis of 10 focus groups (average size = 7) and 18 follow-up interviews revealed parents have a distorted, detached view of clinically defined overweight preschoolers, and they do not include weight in their definition of health. The result is a disconnect in communicating with health care providers regarding overweight during early childhood. Findings suggest that overweight intervention programs will be more effective by focusing on the main concern of parents, which is good health rather than weight. By developing new approaches to communicating the diagnosis and implications of overweight during early childhood, health providers are more likely to be able to work collaboratively with parents to prevent and treat overweight during early childhood.

引用

页码：1548 / 1555

页数：8

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