Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Science, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Haugesund, Norway.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2235116. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2235116.
Paternal participation and experiences in childhood weight management is an understudied studied area. Given the important role fathers play in childhood obesity prevention and treatment, the aim of this study was to explore Norwegian fathers' experiences of helping to prevent further weight gain in their children with overweight or obesity.
Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight fathers of ten children with overweight or obesity and analysed by qualitative content analysis.
The analysis resulted in one overall theme: Balancing between assuming and avoiding responsibility for weight management with a desire to preserve the child's dignity, comprising two themes: 1) Alternating between concern, helplessness and responsibility, 2) Needing acknowledgement, and flexible and tailored professional support, both of which have several sub-themes.
Fathers need guidance on how to talk to their children to prevent further weight gain, while at the same time emphasizing safeguarding the child's dignity. Healthcare professionals should address parents' own emotional barriers and include fathers to a greater extent as a resource in family-centred counselling and tailor guidance and support to help with childhood weight management.
父亲在儿童体重管理中的参与和经验是一个研究不足的领域。鉴于父亲在儿童肥胖预防和治疗中扮演着重要的角色，本研究旨在探讨挪威父亲帮助预防超重或肥胖儿童体重进一步增加的经验。
通过对 10 名超重或肥胖儿童的 8 位父亲进行半结构化访谈收集数据，并采用定性内容分析进行分析。
分析结果得出一个总体主题：在承担和避免体重管理责任之间寻求平衡，同时希望维护孩子的尊严，包括两个主题：1）在关注、无助和责任之间交替，2）需要认可，以及灵活和量身定制的专业支持，这两个主题都有几个子主题。
父亲需要指导如何与孩子交谈以防止体重进一步增加，同时强调维护孩子的尊严。医疗保健专业人员应解决父母自身的情感障碍，并在以家庭为中心的咨询中更多地利用父亲作为资源，并根据需要调整指导和支持，以帮助管理儿童体重。
