title: A Call to Action: Setting the Research Agenda for Addressing Obesity and Weight-Related Topics in Children with Physical Disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pediatric obesity is a world-wide challenge. Children with physical disabilities are particularly at risk of obesity, which is worrisome because obesity can result in serious secondary conditions that decrease health status, reduce independence, and increase impact on healthcare systems. However, the determinants of obesity and the health promotion needs of children with physical disabilities are relatively unexplored compared with their typically developing peers.
  
  
  METHODS
  This white paper describes a Canadian multi-stakeholder workshop on the topic of obesity and health in children with physical disabilities and provides recommendations for future research in this understudied area.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-one knowledge gaps identified by attendees using a modified nominal group technique clustered into six themes: (1) early, sustained engagement of families; (2) rethinking determinants of obesity and health; (3) maximizing impact of research; (4) inclusive integrated interventions; (5) evidence-informed measurement and outcomes; and (6) reducing weight biases. Attendees worked together to develop research plans in more detail for three areas identified through consensus as high priority: "early, sustained engagement of families;" "rethinking determinants of obesity and health;" and "evidence informed measurement and outcomes."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using the workshop described here as a call to action, Canadian researchers are now well positioned to work toward a greater understanding of weight-related topics in children with physical disabilities, with the aim of developing evidence-based and salient obesity prevention and treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: 1 Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .|2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada .
authors.forename: Geoff D C
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Rehabilitation, Laval University , Québec City, Québec, Canada .|5 Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration , Québec City, Québec, Canada .
authors.forename: Désirée B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Maltais
authors.affiliation: 6 School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham , Nottingham, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Judy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.affiliation: 7 Departments of Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences , and Kinesiology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada .|8 CanChild Center for Studies in Childhood Disability , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada .|9 INCH Lab, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cairney
authors.affiliation: 1 Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Tara Joy
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Knibbe
authors.affiliation: 1 Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .|10 Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Toronto , Ontario, Canada .
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krog
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D004493:Education; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*