School Nurses' Perceived Barriers to Discussing Weight With Children and Their Families: A Qualitative Approach

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 128-137

  Steele, Ric G ^a   Wu, Yelena P ^a   Jensen, Chad D ^a   Pankey, Sydni ^a   Davis, Ann M ^b   Aylward, Brandon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Communication; Overweight; Pediatric obesity; School nurses; Weight related health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING;

EID: 79951686791     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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