Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study

Yemi Oluboyede; Sarah R Hill; Suzanne McDonald; Emily Henderson

doi:10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0052

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Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study

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Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study

Yemi Oluboyede, Sarah R Hill, Suzanne McDonald and Emily Henderson

BJGP open, Vol.5(4), pp.1-9

08/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0052

PMID: 34083321

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Abstract

attitude

consultation

interview

paediatric obesity

primary health care

quality of life

Background Obesity is thought to be one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century. The primary care setting is important in terms of the diagnosis, education, and management of obesity in children and young people. This study explored the views of primary care clinicians on the implementation of a quality-of-life (QoL) tool to help young people and their families identify the impact of weight on QoL. Aim To assess the acceptability and feasibility of implementing the Weight-specific Adolescent Instrument for Economic-evaluation (WAItE) QoL tool for young people aged 11–18 years in primary care. Design & setting Qualitative study in Northern England, UK Method One-to-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of primary healthcare clinicians working in practices located in areas of varying deprivation in Northern England, UK. Interview transcripts were coded and analysed using framework analysis in NVivo (version 10). Results Participants (n = 16 GPs; n = 4 practice nurses) found the WAItE tool acceptable for them and their patients, and believed it was feasible for use in routine clinical practice. It was important to primary care clinicians that the tool would provide an overall QoL score that would be easy for GPs and nurses to interpret, to help them identify patients most in need of specialist help. Conclusion This study has developed a platform for further research around QoL in young people who are overweight and obese. A future feasibility study will focus on implementing the tool in a small number of primary healthcare practices.

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Title: Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study
Creators: Yemi Oluboyede - Newcastle University
Sarah R Hill - Newcastle University
Suzanne McDonald - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Emily Henderson - Northumbria University
Publication Details: BJGP open, Vol.5(4), pp.1-9
Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
Grant note: Funding was received from NIHR School for Primary Care Research (Project No: 357, Funding round: FR 13). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Identifiers: 991013055103902368
Academic Unit: Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Implementing a weight-specific quality-of-life tool for young people in primary health care: a qualitative study

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