Adolescents' attitudes about obesity and what they want in obesity prevention programs

LF Wilson - The Journal of School Nursing, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
LF Wilson
The Journal of School Nursing, 2007journals.sagepub.com
Obesity is a major pediatric public health problem. Adolescents are a priority population for
intervention strategies. School nurses are in key positions to design intervention strategies
to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent adolescent obesity in the students they serve. To
design effective programs, school nurses need to know what components their students
perceive as important. This study involved the development and administration of a
questionnaire to middle school students to determine their attitudes about …
Obesity is a major pediatric public health problem. Adolescents are a priority population for intervention strategies. School nurses are in key positions to design intervention strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent adolescent obesity in the students they serve. To design effective programs, school nurses need to know what components their students perceive as important. This study involved the development and administration of a questionnaire to middle school students to determine their attitudes about overweight/obesity and what they felt would work for them. Adolescents are willing to exercise more, to change eating habits to include more fruits and vegetables, drink more water, and eat less junk food. They are not willing to give up soda, video/computer games, and watching television to improve their health. School nurses can use this questionnaire to collect data that will assist in the development of effective programs for their students.
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