Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children.
Public Health Nutr
; 18(10): 1807-14, 2015 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-25287723
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine what factors are associated with parental motivation to change body weight in overweight children.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
Dunedin, New Zealand.SUBJECTS:
Two hundred and seventy-one children aged 4-8 years, recruited in primary and secondary care, were identified as overweight (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) after screening. Parents completed questionnaires on demographics; motivation to improve diet, physical activity and weight; perception and concern about weight; parenting; and social desirability, prior to being informed that their child was overweight. Additional measures of physical activity (accelerometry), dietary intake and child behaviour (questionnaire) were obtained after feedback.RESULTS:
Although all children were overweight, only 42% of parents perceived their child to be so, with 36% indicating any concern. Very few parents (n 25, 8%) were actively trying to change the child's weight. Greater motivation to change weight was observed for girls compared with boys (P = 0.001), despite no sex difference in BMI Z-score (P = 0.374). Motivation was not associated with most demographic variables, social desirability, dietary intake, parenting or child behaviour. Increased motivation to change the child's weight was observed for heavier children (P < 0.001), those who were less physically active (P = 0.002) and more sedentary (P < 0.001), and in parents who were more concerned about their child's weight (P < 0.001) or who used greater food restriction (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Low levels of parental motivation to change overweight in young children highlight the urgent need to determine how best to improve motivation to initiate change.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Poder Familiar
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Sobrepeso
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Obesidade Infantil
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article