ReviewObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2022
Stakeholder views of services for children and adolescents with obesity: Mega-ethnography of qualitative syntheses.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- "A balancing act": parents' longitudinal perspectives of weight-related discussions with their children following obesity treatment.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- "International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
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- "It's Not Healthy to Be Too Large"-A Qualitative Study Using Participatory Methods to Explore Children's and Adolescents' Perspectives on Obesity Treatment and Body Image.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Obesity in children and adolescents: Scoping exercise and prioritization for World Health Organization clinical guidelines.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Behavior-change lifestyle interventions for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: A scoping review.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Title: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Parental Perceptions, Motivators, and Barriers to Management of Childhood Obesity.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Stakeholder views of services for children and adolescents with obesity: Mega-ethnography of qualitative syntheses.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe efficacy of services for children and adolescents with obesity is well researched, but this review describes what actually matters to stakeholders (children, caregivers, and professionals) in relation to such services.
methodsA mega-ethnography, an innovative review-of-reviews approach that uses conceptual findings as primary data, was performed. Twelve bibliographic databases (2010-2020) were searched for reviews that considered the values and preferences of stakeholders concerning services or interventions (diet, exercise, lifestyle) that targeted children and adolescents with obesity.
resultsFrom 485 citations, 17 relevant reviews were identified. The synthesis found that the perceived need to address obesity is determined by subjective norms of weight and interactions with health professionals. Children's and caregivers' participation in obesity management services is shaped by their response to content, acceptability, and perceived benefits and demands. Whether they continue with and complete an intervention are determined by its perceived success, beyond just weight loss, including behavior change, enhanced self-esteem, and the provision of timely and relevant support.
conclusionsObesity management services must be promoted in a sensitive manner and must be tailored, be varied, and make positive use of family and schools if children and caregivers are to seek and actively engage with them.
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