title: Overweight children's response to an annual health dialogue with the school nurse.
abstract: The objective of this study was to compare overweight and normal weight pupils' perceived outcome of the health dialogue with the school nurse. A random sample of schools in Denmark, where pupils age 11.6, 13.6 and 15.6 years old, answered a questionnaire (response rate 88%, n = 5205). The independent variable weight group was measured by self-reported height and weight and calculated as body mass index. Perceived outcome of the dialogue was measured as: (i) reflected on the dialogue; (ii) discussed the content with parents; (iii) followed the advice of the nurse; and (iv) visited the nurse again. Overweight boys reflected (odds ratio (OR) = 1.73), discussed the dialogue with at least one parent (OR = 1.38), followed the nurse's advice (OR = 1.42) and visited the nurse again (OR = 2.68). There was a significant statistical link between age group and perceived outcome among the boys, but not girls. The 11-year-old overweight boys perceived more positive effects from the dialogue with the school nurse.
authors.affiliation: The Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden. ina.borup@nhv.se
authors.forename: Ina K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Borup
authors.forename: Bjørn E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Holstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D050177:Overweight; D012573:School Nursing; D000078329:Workforce