The role of parental motivation in family-based treatment for childhood obesity

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1654-1662

  Gunnarsdottir, Thrudur ^a,c   Njardvik, Urdur ^a   Olafsdottir, Anna S ^a   Craighead, Linda W ^b   Bjarnason, Ragnar ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MONITORING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79960842472     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.59     Document Type: Article

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