TY - JOUR
T1 - Community Mental Health Providers’ Beliefs About Addressing Weight Loss Among Youth Clients with Serious Emotional Disturbance and Overweight/Obesity
T2 - An Elicitation Study
AU - Wykes, Thomas L.
AU - Bourassa, Katelynn A.
AU - Slosser, Andrea E.
AU - McKibbin, Christine L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) have high rates of overweight/obesity. Factors influencing mental health provider intentions to deliver weight-related advice are unclear. This study used qualitative methodology and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs to examine these factors. Community mental health providers serving youth with SED were recruited via convenience sampling and an online provider list. Participants completed an open-ended TPB-based questionnaire online. Content analysis identified thematic beliefs. Twenty-one providers completed the questionnaire. Providers identified behavioral beliefs (e.g., client defensiveness), normative beliefs (e.g., medical professionals), and control beliefs (e.g., limited resources) that impact decisions to provide weight-related advice. Knowledge of factors that may influence providers’ delivery of weight-related advice may lead to more effective healthy lifestyle programming for youth with SED.
AB - Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) have high rates of overweight/obesity. Factors influencing mental health provider intentions to deliver weight-related advice are unclear. This study used qualitative methodology and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs to examine these factors. Community mental health providers serving youth with SED were recruited via convenience sampling and an online provider list. Participants completed an open-ended TPB-based questionnaire online. Content analysis identified thematic beliefs. Twenty-one providers completed the questionnaire. Providers identified behavioral beliefs (e.g., client defensiveness), normative beliefs (e.g., medical professionals), and control beliefs (e.g., limited resources) that impact decisions to provide weight-related advice. Knowledge of factors that may influence providers’ delivery of weight-related advice may lead to more effective healthy lifestyle programming for youth with SED.
KW - Community mental health
KW - Intervention
KW - Obesity
KW - Serious emotional disturbance
KW - Youth
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-018-0242-z
DO - 10.1007/s10597-018-0242-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 29427055
AN - SCOPUS:85041855740
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 54
SP - 1136
EP - 1145
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 8
ER -