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Experiences of weight stigma in adolescents with severe obesity and their families
Journal of advanced nursing, Vol.77(10), pp.4184-4194
10/2021
PMID: 34435701
Web of Science ID: WOS:000688490300001
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Abstract
Aim To describe the experiences of weight stigma in adolescents with severe obesity and their parents. Design Qualitative descriptive secondary analysis. Methods A secondary analysis on 31 transcripts from a larger study of 46 transcripts conducted between February 2019 and June 2020. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 parents (n = 17 mothers, n = 2 fathers) and 12 adolescents (n = 7 male, n = 5 female). Interviews were digitally audio recorded, transcribed and analysed using conventional content analysis. Results Four common themes were identified reflecting experiences of weight stigma: weight-based teasing and bullying, interactions with healthcare providers (HCPs), family interactions and blame. Subthemes were fairness and impact on mental health. Conclusion This secondary analysis adds to the sparse literature documenting the experiences of weight stigma from adolescents with severe obesity and their families. It is important to understand the experiences of weight stigma from the adolescent and parent perspective as it can inform healthcare, education and policies across communities and facilitate holistic health for this vulnerable population. Impact The need for research to better understand how experiences of weight stigma correlate with physiological and psychological outcomes and inform innovative interventions are critical to improve treatment of severe obesity. Healthcare providers across disciplines are in a strategic position to change the paradigm through which we provide care to youth with severe obesity and guide families in supporting their children's weight management efforts without contributing to weight stigma.
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- Title
- Experiences of weight stigma in adolescents with severe obesity and their families
- Publication Details
- Journal of advanced nursing, Vol.77(10), pp.4184-4194
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Seth and Denise Rosen Research Award and Kappa Iota Chapter of STTI
- Copyright
- © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Identifiers
- WOS:000688490300001; 99381356539306600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English