Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based, multidisciplinary, family-focused childhood weight management programme in Ireland: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Kelleher, Emily ^a   Harrington, Janas M ^a   Shiely, Frances ^a,b   Perry, Ivan J ^a   McHugh, Sheena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

barriers; childhood; community; facilitators; Implementation; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DIETITIAN; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 85034804919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016459     Document Type: Article

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