ArticleBMJ open2021
Participants' and caregivers' experiences of a multidisciplinary programme for healthy lifestyle change in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a qualitative, focus group study.
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- 'Something Was Missing': A Qualitative Study of Parents' Expectations in Weight-Related Health Care for Children.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Acceptability, feasibility, and program outcomes of an equity-focused, adapted community-based healthy lifestyle program for children, young people, and their families in Perth, Western Australia: an implementation hybrid research protocol.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Intervention to strengthen caregiving capacities among rural caregivers: a replicable model.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Enablers and barriers to dietary change for Māori with nutrition-related conditions in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- A Multisource Process Evaluation of a Community-Based Healthy Lifestyle Programme for Child and Adolescent Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- 'They're all individuals, none of them are on the same boat': barriers to weight management in general practice from the rural nurse perspective.Primary health care research & development · 2023Article
- "It's more personal if you can have that contact with a person": Qualitative study of health information preferences of parents and caregivers of children with obesity in New Zealand.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveChild and adolescent obesity continues to be a major health issue internationally. This study aims to understand the views and experiences of caregivers and participants in a child and adolescent multidisciplinary programme for healthy lifestyle change.
designQualitative focus group study.
settingCommunity-based healthy lifestyle intervention programme in a mixed urban-rural region of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
participantsParents/caregivers (n=6) and children/adolescents (n=8) who participated in at least 6 months of an assessment and weekly session, family-based community intervention programme for children and adolescents affected by obesity.
resultsFindings covered participant experiences, healthy lifestyle changes due to participating in the programme, the delivery team, barriers to engagement and improvements. Across these domains, four key themes emerged from the focus groups for participants and their caregivers relating to their experience: knowledge-sharing, enabling a family to become self-determining in their process to achieve healthy lifestyle change; the importance of connectedness and a family-based programme; the sense of a collective journey and the importance of a nonjudgemental, respectful welcoming environment. Logistical challenges and recommendations for improvement were also identified.
conclusionsPolicymakers need to consider the experiences of participants alongside quantitative outcomes when informing multidisciplinary intervention programmes for children and adolescents affected by obesity.
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