Tommerup, K, Smith, AD, Evans, EH et al. (5 more authors) (2021) The acceptability and feasibility of using a 3D body size scale to initiate conversations about weight in toddlerhood: a mixed-methods study. Pediatric Obesity, 16 (2). e12715. ISSN 2047-6310
Abstract
Background: Health Care Professionals struggle to initiate conversations about overweight in toddlerhood. A novel 3D body size scale (3D BSS) may facilitate engagement with this topic during pediatric appointments.
Objectives: To explore barriers and facilitators to using the 3D BSS through a mixed‐methods design.
Methods: For the qualitative phase, parents of toddlers (n = 38) participated in semi‐structured interviews introducing the 3D BSS of 4–5‐year‐old children. For the quantitative phase, pre‐ and post‐interview questionnaires were administered to ascertain the acceptability of the 3D BSS.
Results: Parents rated the 3D BSS as “very” (n = 20, 52.6%) to “moderately” (n = 12, 31.6%) acceptable. Thematic analysis revealed four barriers to acceptability: i) the sensitive nature of child weight, ii) the belief that weight does not determine health, iii) the visual normalisation of overweight and iv) the need to account for individual variation in growth patterns. However, these barriers could be overcome through three facilitators: i) the provision of expert guidance ii) the value of simple tools, and iii) tailoring conversations to familial needs.
Conclusions: Parents considered the 3D BSS an acceptable visual resource to discuss child weight during routine appointments. However, the acceptability of the tool was conditional on a sensitive, collaborative, and tailored delivery approach.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Pediatric Obesity published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | child growth; health care professionals; mixed‐methods; pediatric obesity; pre‐schoolers; visual tools; weight conversations |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2020 13:48 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/ijpo.12715 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164724 |