title: Caregiver Expectations of Family-based Pediatric Obesity Treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore caregivers' expectations of pediatric weight management prior to starting treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews conducted with 25 purposefully selected caregivers of children, ages 8-12 years, waiting to begin 4 different weight management programs. Interviews were conducted and recorded via telephone and coded using a multistage inductive approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Caregivers listed specific motivators for seeking treatment that did not often align with clinical measures of success: caregivers perceived child's socio-emotional health improvement to be an important success measure. Caregivers understood the program's approach, but were unsure of the commitment required. Caregivers were confident they would complete treatment but not in being successful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Caregivers' expectations of treatment success and their role in treatment may be a hindrance to adherence.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Megan B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Irby
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. jskelton@wakehealth.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Skelton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods