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- Title
Eat, Play, Love: Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of the Components of a Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program.
- Authors
Woolford, Susan J.; Sallinen, Bethany J.; Schaffer, Sarah; Clark, Sarah J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the results of a study that explores the perceptions of participants of a weight management program. Thr study showed that participants give importance to a supportive environment with a positive and compassionate approach from providers and believe that fun and achievable activities were valued means of making exercise enjoyable. They also valued the opportunity to hear the experiences of their peers.
- Subjects
MICHIGAN; EXERCISE; HEALTH promotion; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; SELF-efficacy; WEIGHT loss; QUALITATIVE research; THEMATIC analysis; PATIENTS' attitudes
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2012, Vol 51, Issue 7, p678
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0009922812440839