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Using evidence to recommend interventions for long-term weight control in overweight children

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Seal, N; Broome, M
Published in: J Nurse Pract
2011

Childhood obesity can lead to later life-threatening conditions that impact negatively on quality of life, morbidity and mortality outcomes. There are a considerable number of research studies, specifically interventions that have been conducted the last 2 decades with overweight children and their families. Yet, there is variability in the methodological rigor of the studies, and some of the more rigorous designs reported in meta-analyses are a challenge to implement in practice. Therefore, nurse practitioners who work with these children find it challenging to make feasible and effective recommendations. This paper describes a method that can be used to evaluate individual interventions that have been found effective for long-term weight control in children and adolescents. The RCTs from a 2009 meta-analysis of interventions for treating obesity in children and adolescents were evaluated for external validity using a generalizability assessment framework by Green and Glasgow. Pediatric nurse practitioners who deal with the complicated health challenges of obesity in children are best positioned to use evidence-based interventions to guide their recommendations to children and families. The framework presented in this paper will help guide their decisions on which interventions should be implemented.

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J Nurse Pract

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1555-4155

Publication Date

2011

Volume

7

Start / End Page

293 / 302

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Seal, N., & Broome, M. (2011). Using evidence to recommend interventions for long-term weight control in overweight children. J Nurse Pract, 7, 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.08.015
Seal, N., and M. Broome. “Using evidence to recommend interventions for long-term weight control in overweight children.” J Nurse Pract 7 (2011): 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.08.015.
Seal, N., and M. Broome. “Using evidence to recommend interventions for long-term weight control in overweight children.” J Nurse Pract, vol. 7, 2011, pp. 293–302. Manual, doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.08.015.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Nurse Pract

DOI

ISSN

1555-4155

Publication Date

2011

Volume

7

Start / End Page

293 / 302

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing