title: Childhood obesity: a transtheoretical case management approach.
abstract: Childhood obesity is an increasing health problem because of its strong associations with chronic health problems in children and adults. Obesity during childhood commonly persists into adulthood and is resistant to interventions that involve only recommendations to decrease caloric intake and to increase caloric expenditure through increased physical activity. The challenge with this approach to childhood obesity is that it is not theoretically based, nor does it consider the child's or the parent's perceptions of the health problem or their transition along the stages of behavioral change. Case management has been proven to be successful in managing various chronic health problems in both adults and children. This article will introduce a new intervention model based on the transtheoretical framework by utilizing case management in a primary care setting to treat childhood obesity.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40047, USA. hncart01@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Heather N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caudill
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Topp
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002149:Energy Intake; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology