Evaluation of a Pediatric Obesity Management Toolkit for Health Care Professionals: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Barkha P. Patel, Stasia Hadjiyannakis, Laurie Clark, Annick Buchholz, Rebecca Noseworthy, Julie Bernard-Genest, Catharine M. Walsh, Amy C. McPherson, Jonah Strub, Michele Strom and Jill K. Hamilton
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Barkha P. Patel: Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Stasia Hadjiyannakis: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 5B2, Canada
Laurie Clark: Centre for Healthy Active Living, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
Annick Buchholz: Centre for Healthy Active Living, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
Rebecca Noseworthy: Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Julie Bernard-Genest: Centre Mère-enfant Soleil du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Catharine M. Walsh: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Research and Learning Institutes, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Amy C. McPherson: Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON M4G 1R8, Canada
Jonah Strub: Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Michele Strom: Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Jill K. Hamilton: Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: Health care professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in helping to address weight-related issues with pediatric patients, yet often feel ill-equipped to discuss/manage this complex and sensitive health issue. Using the five As (“Ask, Assess, Advise, Agree, and Assist”) of Pediatric Obesity Management, we created a series of educational videos and evaluated the content, quality (acceptability, engagement), and impact of these videos on HCPs’ self-efficacy, knowledge, and change in practice when addressing weight-related issues with pediatric patients and their families using questionnaires. HCPs ( n = 65) participated in a baseline assessment and 4–6 month follow-up ( n = 54). Knowledge and self-efficacy increased post-video for the majority of participants. At follow-up, most HCPs reported a change in their practice attributable to viewing the videos, and their self-efficacy ratings improved over time for the majority of questions asked. Most participants rated aspects of each of the videos highly. Preliminary findings suggest that an evidence-based educational toolkit of videos, based on the 5As framework, may lead to changes in self-reported behaviors among HCPs, and sustained improvements in their self-efficacy in addressing weight-related topics with children and their families. (Clinical Trial Number NCT04126291).

Keywords: obesity; self-efficacy; pediatrics; healthcare professionals; videos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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