title: Motivational interviewing for pediatric obesity: Conceptual issues and evidence review.
abstract: Counseling by health care professionals represents a potentially important intervention for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. One promising approach to weight-control counseling in pediatric practice is motivational interviewing. This article explores conceptual issues related to the application of motivational interviewing for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. Given the paucity of studies on motivational interviewing and pediatric obesity, we examine what is known about the application of motivational interviewing to modify diet, physical activity, and other behaviors in children and adolescents. We begin with a brief overview of motivational interviewing, describe some nuances of applying this approach to pediatric overweight, and conclude with research and clinical recommendations.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1420 Washington Heights (SPH II), Room 5009, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. kresnic@umich.edu
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Resnicow
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rollnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior