"Bariatric families"- a new phenomenon with unique characteristics.
Bariatric surgery
Health perception
Obesity
Journal
BMC pediatrics
ISSN: 1471-2431
Titre abrégé: BMC Pediatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967804
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 07 2020
02 07 2020
Historique:
received:
14
04
2020
accepted:
23
06
2020
entrez:
4
7
2020
pubmed:
4
7
2020
medline:
15
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Many obese children have at least one obese parent, and some of them have one parent who had undergone bariatric surgery ("bariatric families"). The perceptions and attitudes towards child obesity of parents in bariatric families vs. non-bariatric families have not been explored. We assessed how parents who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity perceived their child's obesity compared to those perceptions of obese parents who did not undergo bariatric surgery. We conducted a cross-sectional survey by interviewing families in which one or both parents underwent bariatric surgery (bariatric group) and comparing their responses to those of families in which one or both parents had been treated conservatively for obesity (control group). The children of both groups were attending the Obesity Clinic of our children's hospital. Thirty-six children (median age 10.6 years, 18 in each group, matched for age and sex) were recruited. More parents in the bariatric group replied that weight plays an important role in determining self-image (p < 0.03), and more replied that their child's obesity is a current and future health problem (p < 0.03 and p < 0.007, respectively, Table 1). Five children (28%) in the bariatric group had expectations of undergoing bariatric surgery compared to none in the control group (p < 0.02), with a similar trend among their parents (44% vs. 11%, respectively, p < 0.07). Families in which one or both parents underwent bariatric surgery for obesity revealed different perceptions of their child's obesity and different opinions about interventions for treating it compared to families with no bariatric surgery.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Many obese children have at least one obese parent, and some of them have one parent who had undergone bariatric surgery ("bariatric families"). The perceptions and attitudes towards child obesity of parents in bariatric families vs. non-bariatric families have not been explored. We assessed how parents who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity perceived their child's obesity compared to those perceptions of obese parents who did not undergo bariatric surgery.
METHODS
We conducted a cross-sectional survey by interviewing families in which one or both parents underwent bariatric surgery (bariatric group) and comparing their responses to those of families in which one or both parents had been treated conservatively for obesity (control group). The children of both groups were attending the Obesity Clinic of our children's hospital.
RESULTS
Thirty-six children (median age 10.6 years, 18 in each group, matched for age and sex) were recruited. More parents in the bariatric group replied that weight plays an important role in determining self-image (p < 0.03), and more replied that their child's obesity is a current and future health problem (p < 0.03 and p < 0.007, respectively, Table 1). Five children (28%) in the bariatric group had expectations of undergoing bariatric surgery compared to none in the control group (p < 0.02), with a similar trend among their parents (44% vs. 11%, respectively, p < 0.07).
CONCLUSION
Families in which one or both parents underwent bariatric surgery for obesity revealed different perceptions of their child's obesity and different opinions about interventions for treating it compared to families with no bariatric surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32615941
doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02226-2
pii: 10.1186/s12887-020-02226-2
pmc: PMC7331190
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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