a Faculty of Science, Natural Sciences and Psychology , Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK .
Psychol Health. 2013 Nov;28(11):1287-305. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2013.803106. Epub 2013 Jun 11.
This study investigated the families' experiences of a childhood obesity intervention and sought to understand factors that influence attendance and lifestyle behaviours.
Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Four themes emerged highlighting the differences and similarities between attendees and non-attendees perceptions of childhood obesity, perceptions of the intervention, practical barriers and overcoming hurdles to attending and, availability and suitability of local facilities.
The findings relate to identity and health communication. For some families attending an obesity intervention may challenge social and individual identities, which may have an impact on subsequent behavioural decisions. Those who attend the obesity intervention may experience a shift in identity, which may or may not initially be perceived as a positive outcome. Public Health and those involved in treatment interventions should aim to bridge the gap between people's in-group identities and those associated with particular lifestyle behaviours. In order to be effective, services must meet the needs of their clients and address any preconceived negative perceptions by carefully considering how health information is presented, how it is understood and most importantly how identity may affect motivation to engage in, and sustain, new behaviours.
本研究调查了家庭对儿童肥胖干预的体验，并试图了解影响参与度和生活方式行为的因素。
进行了 11 次半结构化访谈，并使用解释性现象学分析进行了分析。
出现了四个主题，突出了参与者和非参与者对儿童肥胖的看法、对干预的看法、实际障碍以及克服参加障碍的方法以及当地设施的可用性和适宜性之间的差异和相似之处。
这些发现与身份和健康沟通有关。对于一些家庭来说，参加肥胖干预可能会挑战社会和个人身份，这可能会对后续的行为决策产生影响。那些参加肥胖干预的人可能会经历身份的转变，这种转变最初可能被视为积极的结果，也可能不是。公共卫生和参与治疗干预的人员应该致力于弥合人们的内群体身份与特定生活方式行为之间的差距。为了有效，服务必须满足客户的需求，并通过仔细考虑如何呈现健康信息、如何理解信息以及最重要的是身份如何影响参与和维持新行为的动机来解决任何先入为主的负面看法。
