Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program
This study aimed to understand the perceptions of obesity from the perspective of obese children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program. Descriptive exploratory study of qualitative nature. Data collection occurred in December 2013, along with eight children accompanied by a child and ad...
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| author | Silvia Veridiana Zamparoni Victorino Larissa Gramazio Soares Sonia Silva Marcon Ieda Harumi Higarashi |
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| description | This study aimed to understand the perceptions of obesity from the perspective of obese children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program. Descriptive exploratory study of qualitative nature. Data collection occurred in December 2013, along with eight children accompanied by a child and adolescent obesity group in a municipality in northwestern Paraná, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews. Data were submitted to content analysis, from which four categories emerged: “Obesity in children’s perspective”; “Being an obese child”; “Eating and the practice of physical exercise in the routine of obese children”; and “Living with obesity: social and family implications for children.” It was verified the negative impact of obesity on children’s lives, justifying the importance of multidisciplinary follow-up through group activities, seeking a comprehensive care. Nursing is accountable for planning activities of health promotion and control of this disease, in order to improve the quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-459c4bcfe4b8434a810a03a799f7f3422025-08-20T12:58:54ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832014-12-01156Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring programSilvia Veridiana Zamparoni VictorinoLarissa Gramazio SoaresSonia Silva MarconIeda Harumi HigarashiThis study aimed to understand the perceptions of obesity from the perspective of obese children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program. Descriptive exploratory study of qualitative nature. Data collection occurred in December 2013, along with eight children accompanied by a child and adolescent obesity group in a municipality in northwestern Paraná, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews. Data were submitted to content analysis, from which four categories emerged: “Obesity in children’s perspective”; “Being an obese child”; “Eating and the practice of physical exercise in the routine of obese children”; and “Living with obesity: social and family implications for children.” It was verified the negative impact of obesity on children’s lives, justifying the importance of multidisciplinary follow-up through group activities, seeking a comprehensive care. Nursing is accountable for planning activities of health promotion and control of this disease, in order to improve the quality of life.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3296ObesityChild Nutrition DisordersChild HealthPediatric Nursing. |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Veridiana Zamparoni Victorino Larissa Gramazio Soares Sonia Silva Marcon Ieda Harumi Higarashi Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program Rev Rene Obesity Child Nutrition Disorders Child Health Pediatric Nursing. |
| title | Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| title_full | Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| title_fullStr | Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| title_short | Living with childhood obesity: the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| title_sort | living with childhood obesity the experience of children enrolled in a multidisciplinary monitoring program |
| topic | Obesity Child Nutrition Disorders Child Health Pediatric Nursing. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3296 |
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