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Evaluation of a Pediatric Obesity Management Toolkit for Health Care Professionals: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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  • Barkha P. Patel

    (Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada)

  • Stasia Hadjiyannakis

    (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 5B2, Canada
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
    Centre for Healthy Active Living, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Laurie Clark

    (Centre for Healthy Active Living, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Annick Buchholz

    (Centre for Healthy Active Living, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada)

  • Rebecca Noseworthy

    (Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada)

  • Julie Bernard-Genest

    (Centre Mère-enfant Soleil du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada)

  • Catharine M. Walsh

    (Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Research and Learning Institutes, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
    Department of Paediatrics and the Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A4, Canada)

  • Amy C. McPherson

    (Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON M4G 1R8, Canada)

  • Jonah Strub

    (Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada)

  • Michele Strom

    (Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada)

  • Jill K. Hamilton

    (Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A4, Canada)

Abstract

Health care professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in helping to address weight-related issues with pediatric patients, yet often feel ill-equipped to discuss/manage this complex and sensitive health issue. Using the five As (“Ask, Assess, Advise, Agree, and Assist”) of Pediatric Obesity Management, we created a series of educational videos and evaluated the content, quality (acceptability, engagement), and impact of these videos on HCPs’ self-efficacy, knowledge, and change in practice when addressing weight-related issues with pediatric patients and their families using questionnaires. HCPs ( n = 65) participated in a baseline assessment and 4–6 month follow-up ( n = 54). Knowledge and self-efficacy increased post-video for the majority of participants. At follow-up, most HCPs reported a change in their practice attributable to viewing the videos, and their self-efficacy ratings improved over time for the majority of questions asked. Most participants rated aspects of each of the videos highly. Preliminary findings suggest that an evidence-based educational toolkit of videos, based on the 5As framework, may lead to changes in self-reported behaviors among HCPs, and sustained improvements in their self-efficacy in addressing weight-related topics with children and their families. (Clinical Trial Number NCT04126291).

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  • Barkha P. Patel & Stasia Hadjiyannakis & Laurie Clark & Annick Buchholz & Rebecca Noseworthy & Julie Bernard-Genest & Catharine M. Walsh & Amy C. McPherson & Jonah Strub & Michele Strom & Jill K. Hami, 2021. "Evaluation of a Pediatric Obesity Management Toolkit for Health Care Professionals: A Quasi-Experimental Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7568-:d:595368
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    1. Shinduk Lee & Matthew Lee Smith & Laura Kromann & Marcia G. Ory, 2019. "Medical Students and Childhood Obesity: Health Disparity and Implication for Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-12, July.
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