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Practitioners' Perceptions of Implementing Psychotherapeutic Weight Loss Groups in a Culturally Diverse, Deprived Area: Working with Differences
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Moran, Patricia M.; Bunn, Amanda – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2021
We describe the implementation of psychotherapeutic weight loss groups involving an intuitive eating approach, carried out within a deprived area with a highly diverse population. Challenges to implementation were identified through thematic analysis of data from the group facilitators' reflexive practice meetings. These challenges included:…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Cultural Differences
An Audit to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Patients with Learning Disabilities
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Ayres, Lachlan; Black, Chris; Scheepers, Mark; Shaw, Ian – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion is an effective method of providing enteral nutrition to patients with neurologically unsafe swallowing or failure of feeding. Patients with severe learning disabilities may develop unsafe swallowing and benefit from percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement. It is unclear whether this intervention…
Descriptors: Surgery, Nutrition, Human Body, Eating Disorders
Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Beliefs about Being Overweight in Childhood
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Trigwell, J.; Watson, P. M.; Murphy, R. C.; Stratton, G.; Cable, N. T. – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: This study examined the relationship between ethnic background and parental views of healthy body size, concerns surrounding overweight and attitudes to perceived causes of overweight in childhood. Method: A self-report questionnaire was designed to explore parental attitudes towards childhood weight. Sampling deliberately…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Questionnaires, Body Weight, Sampling
Weight Management Guides for Pregnant Women with a Body Mass index (BMI) Greater than or Equal to 40kg/m[Superscript 2]: A Qualitative Exploration of Their Use in Maternity Care
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Smith, Debbie M.; Ward, Christine; Forbes, Shareen; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Denison, Fiona C. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Maternal obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] greater than or equal to 30kg/m([superscript 2]) is associated with numerous maternal and fetal complications. Recent guidelines have called for advice to be given to women as pregnancy is a good time for intervention as due to women's motivations for change being high and changes may impact on…
Descriptors: Obesity, Pregnancy, Body Weight, Body Composition
Health Imperatives in Primary Schools across Three Countries: Intersections of Class, Culture and Subjectivity
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Wright, Jan; Burrows, Lisette; Rich, Emma – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2012
In this article, we want to focus on the impact of the new health imperatives on young children attending primary schools because the evidence from both our own and others work suggests that younger and younger children are talking in very negative and disturbing ways about themselves and their bodies. We see this in a context where in the name of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Global Approach, Health Education, Body Weight
Appearance Concerns and Smoking in Young Men and Women: Going beyond Weight Control
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Grogan, Sarah; Hartley, Louise; Conner, Mark; Fry, Gary; Gough, Brendan – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
Aim: This study was designed to investigate the link between appearance concerns and smoking in young men and women. Methods: A total of 244, 17-34-year-olds completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire Appearance Sub-Scales (MBSRQ-AS). Findings: Smokers scored significantly lower than non-smokers on appearance evaluation and…
Descriptors: Smoking, Females, Males, Self Concept