Abstract
Background: Overweight and obesity are both global epidemics. Obesity can be due to genetic, environmental and behavioural factors. Overweight can lead to several complications. Weight reduction can give increased quality of life and psychical well-being. From a health economical perspective it is important that the overweight prevention starts early in the childhood. The aim was to focus on factors in the family that can affect the overweight child's chance to lose weight. Method: A general literature study in which 14 scientific articles were put together to a result. Result: The summary showed three themes; positive, negative and demographic factors. Discussion: Since the greatest barrier to progress of overweight prevention is the lack of parental engagement it's important for the nurse to work on the family's motivation. This can be done with Motivating conversation and by making the parents aware of there child's weight status.
| Date of Award | 2011-Mar-24 |
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| Original language | Swedish |
| Supervisor | Berit Andersson (Supervisor) |
University credits
- 15 HE credits
Swedish Standard Keywords
- Nursing (30305)
Keywords
- factors
- family
- weight reduction
- overweight
- obesity