Info needed on Childhood obesity

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Hi there,

I am an RN who is finishing up my BSN and need some help with an assignment on a topic that I feel is important to carefully address as it is a very sensitive and emotional issue. The topic of childhood obesity is what I have chosen to research. For this project, I must interview different health care providers and get their opinion/input on the following questions:

1. Why and to whom to do think childhood obesity occurs?

2. What are the symptoms of childhood obesity?

3. What should those involved with childhood obesity do to get help?

4. How much of a problem do you feel childhood obesity is and do you think that our society is doing enough to help?

If any of you great nurses out there wouldn't mind helping me out and giving me some of your feedback, I would greatly appreciate it! (I need to interview at least 10 people). Also - if you do address the questions, would you mind putting whether or not I could use your name in my references page as "interviewed" - otherwise, I can just put "anonymus." Anyone who works with children/obesity would also be hugely appreciated! Thanks SO much and happy Saturday!

-Meghan

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I am not sure what direction you are going with your study, but IMO, health care providers need to be more aware of weight bias in their practice and put more emphasis on health and quality of life and less on weight.

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Here's my uninformed opinion. You're welcome.

1. Why and to whom to do think childhood obesity occurs? Lack of exercise, cutting PE, dependence on technology, crappy snacks and food, crime infested neighborhoods, poor parenting, metabolic disorders, bad genes, the list goes on and on.

2. What are the symptoms of childhood obesity? Falling into a chocolate river

3. What should those involved with childhood obesity do to get help? Google

4. How much of a problem do you feel childhood obesity is and do you think that our society is doing enough to help? Big problem, and no. Too much regulations on what kids can eat in schools and not enough education on how to actually eat healthy.

Also, how do you know my information is valid or that I am how I say I am? I could be an internet troll for all you know.

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Tele/Cardiac, Camp.

Based on the federal definition of health care provider shouldn't you be interviewing MD's, DO's, PA's, NP's, CNM's, etc? If so, I'd contact pediatricians, PNP's, pediatric social workers, and pediatric psychologists in your area. Not that RN's opinions aren't important, but I'd clarify that with your instructor.

Or did she mean healthcare professional?

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.
Hi there,

I am an RN who is finishing up my BSN and need some help with an assignment on a topic that I feel is important to carefully address as it is a very sensitive and emotional issue. The topic of childhood obesity is what I have chosen to research. For this project, I must interview different health care providers and get their opinion/input on the following questions:

1. Why and to whom to do think childhood obesity occurs?

2. What are the symptoms of childhood obesity?

3. What should those involved with childhood obesity do to get help?

4. How much of a problem do you feel childhood obesity is and do you think that our society is doing enough to help?

If any of you great nurses out there wouldn't mind helping me out and giving me some of your feedback, I would greatly appreciate it! (I need to interview at least 10 people). Also - if you do address the questions, would you mind putting whether or not I could use your name in my references page as "interviewed" - otherwise, I can just put "anonymus." Anyone who works with children/obesity would also be hugely appreciated! Thanks SO much and happy Saturday!

-Meghan

I don't understand the nature of your assignment. Are you attempting to research health care providers' impressions of childhood obesity and how those impressions influence care given to children? Or are you gathering factual data to write a paper describing childhood obesity?

If you are writing a paper intended to describe health care providers' impressions of childhood obesity and how those impressions impact the care they deliver, you won't get that information from the questions you have posed.

If you are gathering factual data, I don't understand the purpose of your questions. There is plenty of scientific, research-based information on incidence of childhood obesity, causative factors, morbidity and mortality, effective treatment methods, etc. available on-line and published in textbooks and journals, so I don't understand why interviews with unknown individuals are necessary for such a paper. And if I may climb on my soapbox for just a moment, nursing is an evidence-based discipline. We owe our patients care backed by scientific rationale, which is obtained via research, not personal opinion.

My first med/surg instructor clarified this issue 30+ years ago by stating that our pathophysiology paper was to describe the science behind management of type I diabetes, not our experience with Danny the Diabetic. Timely advice today. Thanks, Ms. Bohan :)

Please list me as "anonymus."

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to nursing student assistance forum - please keep on topic - if you don't wish to answer a poster's question, please pass it by.

There is also a report button where you can alert staff that a post should be moved. Several posts have been removed to keep the thread on topic.

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