Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Haugesund, Norway.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2093912. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2093912.
The family environment is crucial in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity; however, there is a lack of knowledge concerning paternal perceptions and experiences in childhood weight management. The of this study was to explore (i) perceptions of contributing factors to childhood overweight and obesity among fathers of children with overweight or obesity and (ii) the fathers' experiences of their parental role caring for a child with overweight or obesity.
A qualitative content analysis was conducted of data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with eight Norwegian fathers of ten children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.
The analysis identified one overall theme; , which consists of two themes; 1) and 2)
Fathers must be met with understanding about their uncertainty and their struggle to understand their individual responsibility for their child's weight excess. It can be necessary to address the significance of family functioning, collaboration, responsibility within the familiy in addition to structural responsibility in clinical dialogues and counselling in order to help with weight management.
家庭环境对于儿童肥胖的预防和治疗至关重要;然而,人们对于父亲在儿童体重管理方面的看法和经验知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨(i)超重或肥胖儿童的父亲对导致儿童超重和肥胖的因素的看法,以及(ii)父亲在照顾超重或肥胖儿童方面的育儿体验。
对 8 名挪威父亲对 10 名超重或肥胖儿童和青少年的半结构化深入访谈数据进行了定性内容分析。
分析确定了一个总体主题,即“育儿体验”,其中包含两个主题;1)和 2)
必须让父亲理解他们的不确定性以及他们在理解自己对孩子体重超重的个人责任方面的挣扎。在临床对话和咨询中,除了结构责任外,还可能需要解决家庭功能、协作以及家庭内部责任的重要性,以帮助进行体重管理。