Weight Measurements in School: Setting and Student Comfort.
BMI screening
child and adolescent health
obesity
policy
schools
Journal
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
ISSN: 1878-2620
Titre abrégé: J Nutr Educ Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101132622
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2022
03 2022
Historique:
received:
22
06
2021
revised:
16
11
2021
accepted:
19
11
2021
entrez:
12
3
2022
pubmed:
13
3
2022
medline:
28
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To examine how body mass index assessments are conducted in schools and whether student comfort with assessments varies by students' perceived weight status, weight satisfaction, or privacy during measurements. In-person cross-sectional surveys with diverse fourth- to eighth-grade students (n = 11,510) in 54 California schools in 2014-2015 about their experience being weighed in the prior school year. Half of the students (49%) reported being weighed by a physical education teacher and 28% by a school nurse. Students were more comfortable being weighed by nurses than physical education teachers (P = 0.01). Only 30% of students reported privacy during measurements. Students who were unhappy with their weight (P <0.001) and those who perceived themselves as overweight (P <0.001) were less comfortable being weighed than their peers. Student weight dissatisfaction, higher perceived weight status, and being female were associated with discomfort with school-based weight measurements. Prioritizing school nurses to conduct weight measurements could mitigate student discomfort, and particular attention should be paid to students who are unhappy with their weight to avoid weight stigmatization.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35277221
pii: S1499-4046(21)00937-4
doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.11.007
pmc: PMC9135350
mid: NIHMS1803744
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
249-254Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R01 HL120666
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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