School Nurses' Perceived Barriers to Discussing Weight With Children and Their Families: A Qualitative Approach
Journal of School HealthPublished 18 February 2011
Ric G. Steele, Yelena P. Wu, Chad D. Jensen, Sydni Pankey, Ann M. Davis, Brandon S. Aylward
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Focus group methodology yielded evidence of barriers to communication that had not been previously identified in the literature, as well as those that had been well documented.
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As expected, the use of focus group methodology yielded evidence of barriers to communication that had not been previously identified in the literature, as well as those that had been well documented. Consistent with a socioecological view of pediatric healthcare, results suggest a number of systems that could be targeted to improve nurses' weight-related communications with families.
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