Journal article
Why don’t families initiate treatment? A qualitative multicentre study investigating parents’ reasons for declining paediatric weight management
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many families referred to specialized health services for managing paediatric obesity do not initiate treatment; however, reasons for noninitiation are poorly understood.
OBJECTIVE: To understand parents' reasons for declining tertiary-level health services for paediatric weight management.
Authors
Perez A; Holt N; Gokiert R; Chanoine J-P; Legault L; Morrison K; Sharma A; Ball G
Journal
Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 179–184
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 1, 2015
DOI
10.1093/pch/20.4.179
ISSN
1205-7088