The Correlation Between Parental Perceptions and Readiness to Change with Participation in a Pediatric Obesity Program S
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The Correlation Between Parental Perceptions and Readiness to Change with Participation in a Pediatric Obesity Program Serving a Predominantly Black Urban Community: A Retrospective Cohort Study Sarita Dhuper1 · Nagla Bayoumi2 · Janhavi Dalvi3 · Barry Panzer4 Accepted: 7 November 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Background This study assessed whether maternal BMI and perceptions about weight and reported level of readiness to change was correlated with compliance to a pediatric lifestyle modification program targeting a hard-to-reach urban population with a high prevalence of severe obesity. Methods The Parental Readiness Questionnaire (PRQ) was administered to the child’s mother at program entry. The PRQ consisted of forty-seven multiple-choice and 10-point Likert scale questions regarding family demographics, exercise and eating habits, attitudes about health, body image, and weight, and the desire to improve nutrition and physical activity. Analysis was performed on PRQs of participants to compare parental perceptions and readiness for change with compliance to program requirements. Analysis was conducted on 596 questionnaires and compliance was categorized into three groups based on attendance to follow-up visits. Results Significant differences were found between short-term and long-term follow-up groups in regards to parental perception of one’s health as well as the health, weight, and body image of their child. Differences were found in perceptions of one’s own weight and body image as well as the health of one’s self and child between the group with a maternal BMI
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